Hello Human Family,
I am writing to let you know that this petition is alive and well and I am still hospitalized and fighting to advocate for patients rights. I thought by now I would be disturbed but not shocked by what I see on a daily basis in these hospitals but nothing could be further from the truth. Don't let the mainstream narrative fool you. Situations in these hospitals are dire. Without intervention more abuse and more deaths are inevitable.
Monica Rose Koenig Bell, a fellow psych-survivor and dedicated patient advocate reached out to me asking for help in spreading the word about her life-threatening situation. This is a press release prepared in an attempt to raise awareness about her dire circumstances, another heart breaking example of our broken healthcare system and medical neglect. Please, not another preventable death! Read the press release below and consider taking the actions steps mentioned!
In Solidarity,
-And Steiner
2025-18-13 Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
University of Washington–trained researcher barely able to use her arms after medical injury, seeks immediate public support.
[Irondale, WA | 2025-12-13] — A researcher and Master's-level graduate of the University of Washington School of Social Work, whose professional focus is on mental health and prevention, is urgently seeking help as a serious medical crisis and delays in social system supports leave her unable to meet the most basic daily needs.
Following an injury to her neck, she is now experiencing significantly diminished use of both arms, severely limiting her ability to perform essential tasks, such as food preparation, self-care, and administrative advocacy. Compounding the injury, she is also suffering from a stress-induced nutritional disorder, which places her health at increased risk.
In this moment, she is encountering a critical gap in the very social support systems her research focuses on improving. Existing social services are unable to respond in time to meet her immediate needs, leaving her vulnerable during a period of medical instability.
“This is a stark example of how even highly educated professionals—people who understand the system from the inside—can fall through the cracks when injury strikes,” said the researcher. “We are all vulnerable when social supports arrive too late.”
Her situation highlights a broader public concern: the insufficiency of rapid-response support for adults experiencing sudden disability, especially when injuries intersect with nutritional risk.
Advocates note that timely support for disabling conditions is essential not only to prevent long-term disability but also to reduce downstream healthcare and social costs. Without timely assistance, individuals facing acute functional loss may deteriorate rapidly in ways that impact all areas of life.
“This is a stark example of how even highly educated professionals—people who understand the system from the inside—can fall through the cracks when injury and stress collide,” she said. “Prevention fails when help arrives too late.”
Lived Experience Informing Life-Saving Research
In addition to her professional credentials, she has lived experience of a bipolar disorder diagnosis, a reality that directly informs her research and advocacy. Her work focuses on preventing bipolar disorder, and her advocacy efforts emphasize improving the quality, responsiveness, and humanity of the support systems offered to people with this diagnosis, particularly during periods of crisis or functional decline.
She emphasizes that current approaches often fail to adequately address the complexity of lived experience, leading to gaps in care, increased distress, and—too often—fatal outcomes. Early mortality is disproportionately high among people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, underscoring the urgent need for prevention-oriented, person-centered systems of support.
“Improving how we respond to people with this diagnosis is not optional—it is a matter of survival,” she noted. “When systems fail, the consequences can be irreversible.”
Her current situation illustrates the compounded risks faced by individuals living with serious mental health diagnoses when physical injury, stress, and delayed social services intersect.
WHY THIS MATTERS NOW:
Sudden loss of arm function dramatically impacts independence and safety.
Stress-related nutritional disorders can escalate rapidly without intervention.
People with bipolar disorder face elevated risk during periods of medical and systemic stress.
Delays in social services can turn preventable crises into fatal outcomes.
Prevention systems are essential.
CALL TO ACTION:
Community members, healthcare advocates, disability support networks, mental health organizations, and media outlets are urged to help amplify this story and mobilize immediate assistance.
Public awareness and direct community response may be the only timely intervention available.
Supporters are encouraged to share this story, follow Monica's Youtube Channel @TheHelloPreventionLab engage using #TheHelloPreventionLab, and consider donating to HERE.
ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL:
Monica Rose Koenig Bell (MSW) is a University of Washington School of Social Work graduate and researcher focused on preventing bipolar disorder, systemic improvement, and lived-experience-informed approaches to care. Her work centers on improving systemic and community-based approaches to mental health, including promoting improved health for individuals with complex medical and mental health needs. She is a recipient of the Excellence in Social Impact Scholarship from the University of Washington School of Social Work. She shares her story and research under the title, The Hello Prevention Lab.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Monica Rose Koenig Bell (MSW)
+4255394708
(Due to Monica being in the hospital recently, I was unable to get her email or website information. You can contact mamedicalneglect@pm.me if you are unable to reach her by phone.)