Listen to KhiMarria’s Story
KhiMarria Richardson (She/Her), 19, Missouri
KhiMarria, a named plaintiff in a Children’s Rights lawsuit against Missouri, spoke out while still in an institution about the dangers of overmedication. The psychotropic drugs she was given led to lifelong medical issues. Today KhiMarria has a steady job and still sometimes meets her Next Friend Kris Dadant for lunch and shopping trips.
“I’m very angry. You took away my childhood. They’d be like ‘What’s one thing you miss about your childhood?’ My innocence is gone.”