Judy’s Call: A Mother’s Struggle with Mental Illness
On The Dominic Carter Show on 77 WABC, Dominic Carter recently took a call that brought the reality of America’s mental health crisis into sharp focus. Judy, a mother from Manhattan, shared her heartbreaking story. She is terrified that her mentally ill son may harm someone. Despite her tireless efforts to get him help, she has faced only closed doors and dead ends. Her voice shook with fear, frustration, and exhaustion. To hear Judy's call, click here . The Pain Dominic Knows Well Dominic Carter understood Judy’s pain in a way few can. His own mother battled Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenia . As a boy, for his mother there were the psychiatric institutions like Bellevue, Pilgrim State, and Rockland State. The shock treatments, and the straitjackets. And he saw the toll it took on his family. The memories are not just distant recollections — they are scars that shaped his life and his mission today. Turning Trauma into Purpose Judy’s story is not just her story. It is ...