April 24 on The Story: This week we've been bringing you stories of how Oregon's mental health system has failed people with severe mental illness. Jeff Rott and Kathy Shaughnessy's story could have been another tragic example, but it had a positive outcome — in large part because it left the state. During a psychotic episode, their son was booked into a Portland-area hospital in 2019. Despite the fact that Rott and Shaughnessy were involved in their son's care, the hospital released him onto the streets without warning. They didn't know until the next morning, when they tracked their son's phone and realized with horror that he had somehow made it to New York City overnight, having booked himself a plane ticket. But as they later discovered, New York was better equipped to get their son the treatment he needed, whether he was willing to cooperate or not. Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw