Great reminder! 💕💕

Mom’s Last Gun My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

"I’m 54, and this task has shaped my life... I have spent days in hospitals and courtrooms, hours on the phone, pleading with social service agencies for help that almost never materialized. For a long time, I gave up hope of having a husband and children, convinced it wouldn’t be safe for anyone."

Just a reminder that you should start now to help register and persuade people to vote for democracy.

#nationalstandardofcare #medicalaccountability #righttobewell #nssc #smi #policyreform | Kerry Martin, MA Public Policy, Harvard Why does a medical crisis—a biological breakdown of the brain—so often end in a jail cell? I have often said that I don't want to die in a system that calls my psychosis "liberty." For too long, we’v...

"...we will move the focus from containment in jails to recovery in hospitals, securing the fundamental Right to be Well. The results of the current system are visible in our jails and on our streets; it is time to replace systemic abandonment with medical accountability."

It's my birthday! 🎉 🤓

Great piece in NYTIMES today. Go read it! Like a birthday gift to me, a reminder that walking alone in deep thought -- before phones -- was probably key to surviving a crisis-filled life. (Putting phone down after this post)

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...

Mom’s Last Gun My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

"I was used to navigating my mom’s psychotic episodes — but this was the first time she had a gun. It wasn’t the last: My family has counted at least six firearms over the years.

We have spent decades trying to keep her from using them to hurt herself, us, and other people."

Oregon senator for another win!

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Thank you for sharing my family's story.

Mom’s Last Gun My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

"I’m 54, and this task has shaped my life... I have spent days in hospitals and courtrooms, hours on the phone, pleading with social service agencies for help that almost never materialized. For a long time, I gave up hope of having a husband and children, convinced it wouldn’t be safe for anyone."

Making the red flag fly: Examining a nearly decade-old law • Oregon Capital Chronicle Another legislative session is over and new laws are about to go into effect that will change things, some things, in Oregon. Right?

Making the red flag fly: Examining a nearly decade-old law oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/12/m...

True. 💕 And, oh cool! Excited to listen and connect. 😃

Thank you for reading and I'm so sorry you and your family have had to go through similar -- thanks for sharing that. Hoping we can affect change. 💕

Thanks for reading and sharing the story. 💕

Thanks so much for reading and sharing my family's story. 💕

That's nuts. 😑

Thanks much for reading, sharing, and understanding. 🙏

Mom’s Last Gun My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

An article about my family's struggle with mental illness and guns. "Mom's Last Gun" by Kelli Caldwell, edited by Leslie Eaton. So grateful to Leslie and the The Marshall Project team for helping us tell this slice of our story. #mentalhealth #gunsafety

www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/06/g...

Working on this song for little people who might feel worried. Sending love out to anyone who needs comfort right now. @kelliwelli.bsky... #leadwithlove #lullabies #kidsmusic #musicheals #worried #comfort #selfcare #songwriting #childrensmusic #familymusic #kindiemusic #anxietyhelp

Hoping this new platform gives us a legit place for honest discourse and information sharing again!