The Sandy Pruett Project is born from heartbreak, silence, and unanswered pleas for care. Behind every statistic is a family trying to keep someone they love safe, connected, and alive.
Some live under confidential addresses—because treatment never came.
Some sleep behind locked doors—because psychosis was left to worsen.
Some are estranged from the people they love—because the system walked away.
Some have had to seek legal protection—from children, spouses, or parents in untreated crisis.
Others aren’t in physical danger, but still watch their loved ones slip away while care is denied.
All of us have begged for help. Most of us have heard the same response:
“It’s not illegal to be insane.”
And CARE IS DENIED. Again and again.
The Sandy Pruett Project exists because many families to speak under their real names. Sandy is not one person. She is the voice of many.
This page is a vessel for truth:
For families waiting to reunite with loved ones—when treatment and stability return.
For parents still fighting for involuntary care, even after being pushed away.
For sons and daughters whose psychosis led to violence—and who still deserve care.
For those who didn’t survive the wait.
This is where we rage.
Not at our loved ones.
At the systems that denied them care—and continue to leave us behind.
Please share your anonymous story.
These stories will be copied and shared on the Sandy Pruett Project LinkedIn page, so legislators can see what families are enduring—and why reform is urgent.
Here's the link to the LinkedIn page where our stories are housed for advocates to share with legislators for meaningful change:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sandy-pruett-project
