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In this final episode of the Ballad of Dena & Andrea I read a bit from the old bible and wonder about our current institutions for mental health and our sick carceral system.

I speak with two folks who've worked in various positions as educators and facilitators in restorative justice, sex education, and art programs.

I'll mention the fund that Andrea started with her lawyer to support mental health of young mothers. It is linked below as well...

The song is a fictional POV from Andrea inside the Kerrville, TX mental institution.

Show Links

Article: Sorrow and the Shame of the Accidental Killer

Restorative Justice Definition: https://www.vera.org/

The L.A. jail system is the largest mental health institution in the U.S.

https://www.vera.org/news/for-decades-los-angeles-jailed-people-with-mental-health-needs-now-its-finally-prioritizing-treatment

Homeboy Industries

adrienne maree brown & a list of her books we mention

• Pleasure Activism
• Emergent Strategy
• We Will Not Cancel Us

Octavia Butler: Parable of the Sower

Dory Midnight

The Witch Wave Podcast with Pam Grossman

Nicole Brewer - Anti-Racist Theatre: “The grace to speak in draft and the responsibility to edit if it is harmful"

Fumbling Toward Repair

Ballad of Dena & Andrea Links

Postpartum Support International

PSI Yates Children Memorial Fund Legal Justice Program

A bit about the Yates Children Memorial Fund

I Need An Abortion

National Suicide Hotline: You can call 998 or find help online at

https://988lifeline.org/

Domestic Abuse Hotline

Thank you for listening. For more about postpartum psychosis, go to Postpartum Support International. For the full album click here . Join the conversation on Instagram.