Chase Friedman struggled with depression and suicide for two years before we lost him on November 30th, 2021, two months before his 15th birthday.
During our battle to save his life, Chase attempted to take his life several times. Each time, we were instructed to take him to the ER. On the first occasion, he was taken to the ER in handcuffs in the back of a police car. Emergency Rooms are great for physical emergencies. They are not designed or equipped for a mental health crisis.
Taking a child to the ER during a mental health crisis is doing harm, it is trauma on top of a traumatic situation, and the Chase Life’s mission is to fix this problem.