Y.E.L.L. For the Ignored.

Y.E.L.L. For the Ignored. We are the beginning of a foundation in memory of a girl. A girl that wasn't heard...they called her

We are parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles, significant others, boyfriends, girlfriends, co-workers, friends and loved ones who want to help those who are suffering from addiction, depression, self-injury and su***de. We come together every year to continue to spread awareness and end the stigma associated with mental illness, addiction and su***de. YELL for the Ignored was

started out of the love for a beautiful girl, full of life and love of others. A beautiful soul with an addiction to pain medicine and a history of depression - she was ignored. Ignored by the doctors who were over-prescribing, ignored by the insurance companies who thought their ideas of "treatment" would help her, Ignored by a society who places a stigma on those with mental illness and/or an addiction. We all came together on the first anniversary of Danielle's death - to celebrate her life, to listen to music (which was her passion) and spread awareness to the epidemic plaguing our country. We chose a charity to donate the proceeds to and it was a huge success. We have continued this tradition every year by holding an annual benefit concert. Each year we choose a charity organization which shares our desire to spread awareness of the drug epidemic that is killing our loved ones. We are determined to end the stigma associated with depression, addiction and su***de. We will continue to partner with those non-profit organizations that share our desire to remember our loved ones and make sure that other families have the support needed to help those who are suffering or have lost a loved one to this horrific disease of addiction and mental illness. We need to face the facts, face our children, face their real problems, realize, acknowledge and help. We cannot ignore it any longer, because it will not just go away-We cannot ignore anymore of their yells- when they're yelling for help. We are here, we understand and we are here to support them and their families in any way wecan. We are here, it's never too late...

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The Ignored:

The addicted, the depressed, the self-injured, the suicidal and the ones we've already lost.

WARNING! Here we go again - another powerful drug to hit the streets! Parents - friends - family - please talk to your...
06/27/2025

WARNING! Here we go again - another powerful drug to hit the streets! Parents - friends - family - please talk to your loved ones!!

https://www.news9.com/story/685db6888ea0fdeb5dd65a26/beyond-fentanyl-oklahoma-faces-whole-new-wave-of-deadly-opioid-overdoses?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KWTV_-_NEWS_9&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7YK3njbhZfffl3mZQc7B4RF83cjm5-0ZnFVO-5LuSOtH0U-ORYbs7e9s_DvQ_aem_U-e0xeAiJOVDMXGXfGnvTg

Oklahoma drug agents are warning of a new, lethal drug hitting our streets. They say it's stronger than Fentanyl.

This story is so important - addiction does not discriminate - YES it can happen to your loved one!
05/22/2025

This story is so important - addiction does not discriminate - YES it can happen to your loved one!

For those of you that know, this is my daughter, Madi.

For those of that don’t know, this is my daughter, Madi.

For those of you that know, you know.

For those of you that don’t know, she is an addict.

I have been on this journey with her since she was 14 years old. She will celebrate her 20th birthday in 37 days. Which is ironic because I was 20 when I had her. We are 6 years and 3 rehabs in. Read on.

Did you know that addiction is classified in the DSM-5? It’s a mental illness that lives in the brain stem: the same brain stem that serves a critical role in regulating certain involuntary actions of the body, including heartbeat and breathing. Pause on that. Addicts feel that they need their drug of choice (DOC) the same way they feel they need to breathe. Pause on that.

Did you know that our society treats addiction as a moral issue and pawns it off on law enforcement to “control”? The average stay in jail is 14 days or less. Where addicts are left to detox alone…outside of medical supervision.
Did you know the detox process can be violent and result in death if not monitored by medical professionals?
The addict is then released at the time their serotonin levels are at their lowest, leading to a high rate of relapse. It’s a pun to say this is criminal. It takes an average of 14-16 months of sobriety for an addict’s brain to balance serotonin levels to that of a neuro-typical brain. Did you know that? Did you know that most insurances will only pay for

05/01/2025

To those who lost loved ones to OUD or opioid overdoses,

If opioids prescribed by a doctor led your child, spouse, parent, or other relative to OUD and/or overdose death, this letter applies to you.

On Monday, May 5th, the FDA will hold an Advisory Committee Meeting to review studies of adverse effects from long-term use of prescription opioids. The pharmaceutical industry designed the studies, which makes their methodology suspect. The FDA doesn't release the results until 2 days before the meeting, so we don't know what they will show.

The FDA has always behaved as though prescription opioids are safer than they are. For years, they accepted the pharmaceutical industry's narrative that there were two types of patients using long-term opioids: chronic pain patients and drug abusers. They did not recognize all those whose medical use of opioids led to addiction.

Pain and side effects are largely subjective. Death is not. Even if the FDA tries to whitewash the adverse effects of prescription opioids, our loved ones who died or developed OUD after being prescribed opioids are proof of the risks of these drugs.

So far, almost all comments to the FDA about this meeting are from chronic pain patients who state that they did not misuse prescription opioids and that their lives are much worse since they’ve been taken off prescription opioids.

The FDA needs to hear from those whose experience demonstrates just how dangerous these drugs are.
It’s easy to make a comment that will be read by the FDA. Go to https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2024-N-5331-0003 and click on “Comment.”

Let them know the devastating effects of prescribed opioids on the life of your loved one and on your life.
Don’t delay. All comments are due by Sunday night, May 4th, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Please share - talk to everyone - this is happening all around us!
05/17/2024

Please share - talk to everyone - this is happening all around us!

Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, is killing young people — and many of them don’t even know it exists. To help your kids stay safe, talk about…

05/03/2024

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