Sylvia Mignon: When Your Expertise Can't Save Your Child

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me the World

Tony Mantor

Alternative Health, Never Give Up, Health & Fitness, Entertainment, Mental Health, Autism Acceptance, Autism, Autism Awareness, Celebrities, Special Needs, Positivity

5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us a text Sylvia Mignon, licensed clinical social worker and professor of criminal justice, shares her heartbreaking journey navigating the mental health system while trying to secure proper care for her son with schizoaffective disorder. Despite her professional expertise, she's experienced nine years of struggling against bureaucracies that prioritize themselves over the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. • Mental health systems and criminal justice bureaucracies often w...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mayator.
0:10.2	Broadcasting from Music City USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.5	Join us as our guests tell us their stories
0:20.9	Some will make you laugh
0:22.5	Some will make you cry
0:24.3	Real life people
0:26.9	Who will inspire
0:28.8	And show that you are not alone
0:32.5	In this world
0:34.0	Hopefully you gain more awareness
0:37.1	Acceptance and a better understanding
0:40.3	for autism around the world.
0:43.3	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not Me the World, Humanity Over Handcuffs, the Silent Crisis Special Event.
0:59.5	Joining us today is Sylvia Mignon.
1:02.3	She is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist, L-I-C-S-W,
1:08.5	who specializes in clinical work with mental health clients, abuse survivors,
1:13.1	and individuals with substance abuse disorders and correctional population.
1:17.8	She is also the author on textbooks with topics including substance abuse, treatment, family
1:23.2	violence, child welfare, and mental illness.
1:26.3	With her extensive expertise, we are thrilled to welcome
1:30.0	her and look forward to her valuable knowledge she will share with us. Thanks for coming on.
1:35.0	Can you give us information on what you do? I'm a social worker. I'm a professor of merit of criminal
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