at this point, i want to invite up nick and amanda laura's parents that have been incredible leaders on this issue ever since that tragic day (clapping.) >> thank you. good morning can i hear me. many families live with mental illness everyday. my family was not one of them. i never thought about mental health treatment and care until 13 years ago i wish i had in january 2004 my daughter laura was murdered she was going into the nevada health you county and someone opened up and shot her four times she was shot twice in the heart and died constantly. when the ramp package at the client 3 people laid dead and 3 injured and a you community was shaken and the world was diminished by the loss of an incredible young woman. laura was bright and beautiful at the age 19, in fact, i have a picture of her i'll show later she had kind neutrons and spirit an outstanding student in the midst of ore campaign for the student campaign where she was in college. she had a tremendous future and wanted to make a positive difference in the world she was on her way to doing that. my life was turned pound

story of laura herself, and i had the opportunity to meet laura's parents today who came down from nevada county to share their story, nick and amanda wilcox, their daughter laura who did not suffer from mental illness but was a bright 19 year old rising is junior in college back east who lived on the coast of the nevada boarder here in california who was tragically shot and killed by someone who did suffer from mental illness and someone whose parents were seeking help and someone who simply, there were no options in their county. and it doesn't have to be this way. parents, families and friends shouldn't feel helpless at a time they are in need. they should feel supported by their city and community and the mental health services offered by the city and their county that meets those needs. if laura's law were in place in nevada county at the time and if it is in place here in san francisco, the tragedies that belie those families don't need to take place any more. now across our country there is a mental health crisis. there was a report last week that came out in a national publication that over 43 million individuals in the unit

early it could prevent many more deaths on the street so i'm thankful particularly to amanda and rick on behalf of laura to remember what occurred in that case but also the cases that mark has security guard u suggested have happened and to many others there are many, many other stories about people on the streets we know their habit they will get some respite we'll pull them off the streets and get the hot teams with so many and at the same time hundreds of individuals will repeat and going back to their