Storytelling: Abandoning Our Mentally Ill: 64-NPOY-WentK-43

When patients are able to secure a place to live, it's typically in some of the worst neighborhoods in the city. Ronda Rockette (right) and her son Elijah, 4, peer out of their living room window to see the source of a suspicious noise. Ronda has schizophrenia and does not take her medication often, causing her to be extremely paranoid. She is struggling to raise her three children in a dangerous part of the city. Elijah recently witnessed a shooting in his backyard outside of the window.

When patients are able to secure a place to live, it's typically in some of the worst neighborhoods in the city. Ronda Rockette (right) and her son Elijah, 4, peer out of their living room window to see the source of a suspicious noise. Ronda has schizophrenia and does not take her medication often, causing her to be extremely paranoid. She is struggling to raise her three children in a dangerous part of the city. Elijah recently witnessed a shooting in his backyard outside of the window.