Despite being put in place 20 years ago by the Washington Legislature, some mental health advocates say that mental health advance directives are not being well utilized in the state. Mental health advance directives are documents people fill out to explain how they want to be treated and cared for during a mental health crisis. Todd Crooks, with Chad’s Legacy Project, is one of the people who has been pushing for better usage of this resource. Crooks lost his 21-year-old son named Chad to suicide in 2016. Chad had been struggling with schizophrenia. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/push-use-mental-health-advance-directives-washington/281-504a7229-6803-4aa2-86ef-4b92b769a2f3