Back to the Syracuse Orange Newsfeed

24, and Trying to Outrun Schizophrenia

Early intervention tries to rein in psychotic disorders before they can ruin young lives. For Kevin Lopez, everything is on the line.

New

Listen to this article · 18:26 min Learn more

By Ellen Barry

Photographs by Todd Heisler

  • Dec. 30, 2024

Kevin Lopez had just stepped out of his house, on his way to meet his girlfriend for Chinese food, when it happened: He began to hallucinate.

It was just a flicker, really. He saw a leaf fall, or the shadow of a leaf, and thought it was the figure of a person running.