EB4Strong Due Process Matters

06/11/2026

Joshua’s Law (HB 2673) was signed into law on June 4, 2026, creating Arizona’s Study Committee on Inmate Mental Health Services.

For our family, this issue is deeply personal.

For more than three years, we have witnessed firsthand the challenges families face when a loved one with serious mental illness becomes involved in the criminal justice system. Too often, families are left searching for answers, treatment, restoration, and a path forward while watching someone they love struggle behind bars.

While Joshua’s Law does not directly affect Elliot’s case, it is encouraging to see Arizona formally recognize that mental health screening, treatment, and services within our correctional system deserve attention, review, and improvement.

Our hope is that families, advocates, mental health professionals, and policymakers will have an opportunity to work together to improve outcomes for individuals living with serious mental illness while in custody.

Thank you to Arizona Mad Moms, Crystal Fox, and the lawmakers who helped move this important legislation forward. Meaningful change begins when people are willing to listen, learn, and act.

Every person deserves dignity, appropriate mental health care, due process, and the opportunity to heal.

We remain hopeful and will continue advocating for Elliot and for others facing similar challenges.

06/05/2026

Today, we choose hope.

No matter what circumstances may look like, we continue to believe that God is working even when we cannot see the full picture. We continue to pray for Elliot’s healing, strength, peace, and restoration, trusting that God sees every detail and every need.

Thank you to everyone who continues to pray, encourage, and stand with our family. Your support means more than words can express.

“With God all things are possible.” — Matthew 19:26

“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” — Psalm 31:24

We will keep believing. We will keep praying. We will keep standing in faith.

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05/28/2026

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No matter the circumstances, every person deserves due process, proper treatment, and the constitutional right to a fair defense. Mental health struggles should never mean someone is forgotten, ignored, or left behind in the system.

This journey has opened my eyes to how important accountability, transparency, and compassion truly are. I will continue using my voice for my son and for others who may feel unheard.

Every person deserves to be treated fairly and given the opportunity to be heard.

05/25/2026

Remembering and honoring those who served and sacrificed for this country, especially the brave men and women who never made it home. 🇺🇸

Today I’m thinking about the freedoms they fought to protect including due process, civil rights, and justice for all.

My dad served in the United States Navy, and I’ll always be proud of the faith, family values, heritage, and love of freedom he passed down to our family. 🇮🇹

We honor those who stood for this country by continuing to stand for what is right.

05/19/2026

This post raises an important question: are we truly helping people struggling with serious mental illness by cycling them through incarceration, court proceedings, and crisis management without long term stabilization and meaningful treatment?

The cost is not only placed on taxpayers, but also on the families and loved ones watching someone they care about continue struggling inside systems never designed for real healing.

We have spent the last 14 days documenting The Void and building The Bridge. We’ve shown you the faces of the directors architecting the shift from jail cells to medical beds. But the most offensive part of the 'Standard of Neglect' is that you are already paying for it.

The image below is the literal receipt for the failure of our current system.

∙We pay for Jail Beds because we refused Hospital Beds.
∙We pay for Emergency Rooms because we ignored Medical History.
∙We pay a $343 Billion Neglect Tax every year to maintain a system that is designed to wait for a tragedy.

This concludes the Bridge Series. We’ve shown you the human cost and the fiscal disaster. Tomorrow, we move to Phase 3: THE MANDATE.

Our 31-State Alliance is moving into the halls of power to demand medical accountability. We aren't just telling stories anymore; we are enforcing a National Standard of Care.

Stop paying the Neglect Tax. Invest in the Fix.

Look at the 'Tear Off' at the bottom of your receipt.

A $50 donation equips our Frontline Navigators with the C2C Off-Ramp—moving our loved ones out of the justice system and back into the Standard of Care.

https://www.nationalshatteringsilencecoalition.org/accountability.html

05/19/2026

Today Elliot’s case was pushed further toward trial while significant concerns regarding his mental health, stabilization, and ability to meaningfully participate in proceedings still remain.

As his mother, my focus continues to be making sure he receives meaningful medical and mental health support, therapeutic care, and the opportunity to truly understand and participate in his defense in a sustained and constitutionally fair way.

This has never just been about court dates to me. It’s about making sure someone struggling mentally is not simply moved through the system without the level of care, stabilization, and support needed for real healing and meaningful participation in the legal process.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support mental health awareness, due process, and meaningful treatment for vulnerable individuals within the system.

05/06/2026

As Mother’s Day approaches, I keep thinking about how no mother is ever prepared for something like this.

If this were your child, you would fight too. You would fight through the fear, heartbreak, unanswered questions, and exhaustion just to make sure your child is treated fairly and heard.

Please remember, there is always more to a story than headlines, rumors, or what gets repeated publicly. Real life is often far more complicated than what people assume.

I am simply asking for fairness, due process, and humanity for my son, Elliot Bennett.

Thank you to everyone who has supported, prayed, shared, and signed the petition. We are now at 382 verified signatures and pushing toward 500. 🤍

Ensure Fair Treatment and Due Process for Elliot Bennett

04/29/2026

I don’t usually ask for help like this, but I’m asking now as a mother. Please take a moment to read.

My son Elliot has been in pretrial detention for over 3 years. He had just turned 19 when this started and has struggled with his mental health throughout this process.

There have been repeated delays with no clear resolution.

I am simply asking for fair treatment, timely due process, and consistent care.

If you can, please take 30 seconds to sign and share. It truly means more than you know.

As a mom, I just want to make sure he has a fair chance.

Ensure Fair Treatment and Due Process for Elliot Bennett

04/03/2026

Meet Danielle Bennett.

Her son, Elliot, a kind, hardworking young man, has been trapped in pretrial detention in Arizona since March 2023—without trial and without consistent mental health treatment. Instead of care, Elliot has been cycled through repeated competency proceedings while his condition deteriorates.

This is what happens when severe mental illness is punished instead of treated. It’s not only devastating for families—it’s costly. At $140–$150 per day, taxpayers have already spent $150,000+ warehousing a young man in crisis.

Treatment saves. Neglect costs.

Elliot deserves care, due process, and a real chance at recovery. None of this should happen in silence.

Read Danielle’s full story:
https://www.nationalshatteringsilencecoalition.org/blog/caught-in-the-system-of-incompetency

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02/07/2026

Behind every racer is a family, a story, and a responsibility to protect the well-being of young athletes.

Elliot’s story is what happens when intense pressure, repeated head injuries, and trauma collide at an age when a young person is still forming their identity. Neurological development in young men continues into the mid-20s, particularly in areas tied to judgment, impulse control, and emotional regulation.

When you’re on top of the world, people applaud. When you become vulnerable,
young people deserve protection and guidance during vulnerable seasons. Systems are strongest when they respond with clarity, care, and accountability.

Context matters. Truth matters. And so does accountability and transparency .
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Book Review: She Raised a Racer by Mollie Densley

She Raised a Racer is one of those books I really believe every new moto mom should read before diving headfirst into racing. Not once you’re already booked for every weekend of the season. Not after the camper, the bikes, the gear. Before. Because this book doesn’t just talk about racing, it talks about what racing quietly does to a family.

The part that stayed with me the most, and honestly brought the most tears, was the chapter written by Mollie's older son, the one who didn’t race. That perspective hit close to home for me. I had one kid fully immersed in sport and another who wasn't, and I constantly worry about whether that child is getting pushed to the back without meaning to. Reading that chapter made me stop and really sit with that discomfort. It was tender and honest and hard in the way that the truth usually is.

The book itself is emotional, and I think that’s exactly how it should be. Densley walks through what it’s like in the beginning stages of racing, the excitement, the overwhelm, and the fear that never fully goes away. Faith plays a big role throughout the book, with prayers woven into many chapters. While I personally lean more secular in my reading, I still appreciate the intention behind it. Taking a moment to pause, breathe, and send out good thoughts or prayers before your kid rides is something I think most parents can relate to, regardless of belief.

I also liked the reflective aspect of the book. Many chapters include questions or prompts that encourage you to think about your choices and your priorities as a parent in this sport. I think that kind of self check-in is really valuable, especially in a world where it’s easy to just keep pushing forward without stopping to ask if something still feels right.

If there was one thing I wished had gone a little deeper, it would be the finances. The numbers shared are accurate, but I would have loved to see even more blunt honesty around what families are actually spending. I don’t think we say it out loud enough. Yes, some families are spending well into six figures a year on racing. Being that direct can help new families make more informed decisions before they’re fully committed.

One of my favorite parts of the book was the inclusion of letters from other moto moms. It added a strong sense of community and reminded me that so many of us are navigating the same emotions, fears, and questions, even if it feels lonely at times.

Overall, this is a short, easy read that I finished in just a couple of hours, but it left me thinking long after. She Raised a Racer isn’t just about raising a racer. It’s about raising kids, maintaining family balance, and being honest about what this sport asks of all of us.

And for that reason, it’s a book I’m really glad I read.

Buy it now at https://a.co/d/4cc4y2Q (be sure to buy with THIS cover, there's plagiarized knockoffs out there)

This book was sent to me for an honest review, and I was not paid for it.