The tragic and bizarre story of Holly Colino's descent into mental illness has sparked a lot of media attention, but the murder she allegedly committed was not at all typical of someone struggling with such problems. And here is the concern of the local mental health community: Can we dig into Colino's past to understand what led her back to Rochester without mistaking her story as something common or typical? People with mental illness already deal with stigma and misunderstanding.
We explore all of that with our guests:
- Melanie Funchess, director of community engagement for the Mental Health Association of Rochester
- Pat Sine, executive director of NAMI Rochester
- Gary Craig, watchdog reporter at the Democrat & Chronicle
