There are probably few photos that are more reflective of America’s gun violence problem than this one #RampageNation
Kelli Caldwell
@kellicaldwell.bsky.social
My essay "Mom's Last Gun" @ The Marshall Project | Mental health and GV advocate | Substack: kellicaldwell | Award-winning Songwriter | Kids' music profile is @kelliwellikids | Grammy voter | JLSC Grand Prize | ISC Win | JMA Win
So grateful for this interview by Armed with Reason about my family's struggles with severe mental illness and guns. #GVprevention #Mentalhealth #medicalpolicy #DVprevention #SMI
ICYMI: The Revolving Door of Mental Health Struggles and Access to Guns
One woman's ongoing ordeal of getting guns away from a mother with severe mental illness
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#MyFamilyToo was failed by the mental health care system. Decades of struggle with mental illness and guns, but the system wasn't there. My story, "Mom's Last Gun," recently out with The Marshall Project. People suffering from severe mental illness deserve better. #NSSC @kffhealthnews.org
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.
themarshallproject.org
So grateful to @gvpedia.bsky.social for this interview about my family's battle with mental illness and guns and my article @ The Marshall Project. Armed with Reason on Subtack today: "The Revolving Door of Mental Health Struggles and Access to Guns" #gunviolence #mentalhealth #gvprevention #SMI
The Revolving Door of Mental Health Struggles and Access to Guns
One woman's ongoing ordeal of getting guns away from a mother with severe mental illness
open.substack.com
1.8 per day; 90% by gun violence. www.thetrace.org/2026/04/murd...
Devastating Shootings in Louisiana and Virginia Follow This Pattern. It’s More Common Than You Know
An Army veteran and a former politician took the lives of their loved ones before killing themselves. A new analysis by The Trace shows how often murder-suicides occur.
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"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."
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.
themarshallproject.org
Just a reminder that you should start now to help register and persuade people to vote for democracy.
"...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."
#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...
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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...
"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."
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.
themarshallproject.org
"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."
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.
themarshallproject.org
Making the red flag fly: Examining a nearly decade-old law oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/12/m...
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?
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Jeanne Erdmann@jeanne-erdmann.bsky.social · 6mo agoA powerful article by @kellicaldwell.bsky.social for @themarshallproject.org. This story helped me understand how my sister-in-law could buy a handgun given her history. When she was diagnosed with early dementia, my husband just took it (illegally apparently), and she's in memory care.
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...
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.
themarshallproject.org
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!