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Lisa Lambert is the director of PPAL, a statewide, family-run, grassroots nonprofit organization based in Boston. Lisa grew up in Massachusetts and attended college there. After college, she moved to San Diego, where she lived for 11 years before returning to Massachusetts. While she was in San Diego, her two sons were born. Her oldest son began showing signs of significant mental health needs by first grade and Lisa became an unabashed advocate, first for her own son and later for families like her own. Her sons are young adults and doing well now and continue to inspire her.
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Tag Archives: Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up
Growing up on medication
Posted on April 30, 2012 by Lisa Lambert
Most parents know that the topic of psychotropic medication is charged with emotion. Everyone from your friends to the anchor on the evening news seems to have not just an opinion, but a judgment. This month a new book, Dosed: The Medication Generation … Continue reading →
