Welcome to TreatmentB4Tragedy!
About Us
Treatment B4 Tragedy was founded out of lived experience and an urgent need to improve how our systems respond to severe mental illness. Like many families, I have witnessed firsthand the devastating consequences when individuals with serious brain disorders cannot recognize their illness and are unable to access treatment until they reach crisis.
My advocacy is driven by the belief that treatment should come before tragedy. I work to educate the public and policymakers about anosognosia, promote the use of evidence-based tools like Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), and support reforms to Pennsylvania’s Mental Health Procedures Act that allow intervention earlier in the course of psychiatric deterioration.
Through education, policy advocacy, and community engagement, I aim to create a system that prioritizes treatment, compassion, and safety, for individuals living with severe mental illness, their families, and the communities we all share.
In solidarity,
Christine Wirbick
