In this episode of The Dive, Daily Press Reporter Clara speaks to the remarkable mother son duo Garrett Shaw and Cynthia Sirota about how they worked as a team to overcome 26 hospitalizations and a “helpless” mental illness diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder. Now they both help run support groups and teach classes at the West LA chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI WLA) and have dedicated their lives to helping other individuals and families battling mental illness. They table for NAMI WLA at the Pico Farmers Market in Virginia Avenue Park on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. They will next be at the market on July 23. Resources mentioned in the episode:

NAMI support groups: https://namila.org/supportgroups/

NAMI peer and family mental health classes: https://namila.org/classes/

Ending the Silence Program: https://namila.org/ending-the-silence/

Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center 24/7 Helpline: 877-727-4747

LA County Department of Mental Health Crisis 24/7 Hotline: 800-854-7771.

The NAMI Crisis Text Line: text NAMI to 741741.

NAMI Warm Line: 310-889-7200