My Son Was Arrested 10 Times Instead of Getting Mental Health Care

Trace McClain shares her son JohnRobert's heartbreaking journey through Texas county jails, short-term psychiatric holds, and repeated failures to provide meaningful care for severe mental illness. Speaking from experience, with her own son going through years of arrests, incarceration and untreated psychosis, Tracy calls for urgent reform, family involvement in care decisions, and the immediate implementation of Rider 56. The article used in this video was published after this comment: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/... This video is about: Williamson County Jail • Williamson County District Attorney • Serious Mental Illness • Schizophrenia • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) • Mental Health Crisis • Texas Jails • Criminalization of Mental Illness • Competency Restoration • State Hospital Waitlists • Jail Conditions • Mental Health Reform • Family Advocacy • Disability Rights • Behavioral Health System • Forensic Mental Health • Incompetent to Stand Trial • Mental Health Awareness • Texas Healthcare Policy • Rider 56 • Public Testimony • Texas Legislature • Incarceration and Mental Illness • Psychiatric Care Failures • Community Mental Health • Justice for Families • Texas Mental Health System • Jail Diversion • Psychosis • Mental Health Treatment Access • Texas County Jails • Central Texas Jails