News and Commentary from the Treatment Advocacy Center November 2021 Below is a summary of recent developments and compelling news stories from across the country highlighting America's broken mental health treatment system and how to fix it. Treatment Advocacy Center in the News Treatment Advocacy Center Executive Director Lisa Dailey was quoted in an article about our successful push to have schizophrenia spectrum disorders added to CDC's list of underlying medical conditions with heightened risk of severe COVID-19. Read more here. Treatment Advocacy Center Executive Director Lisa Dailey was quoted in a story about the CDC's decision to add schizophrenia spectrum disorders to its list of underlying conditions giving rise to a heightened risk for severe COVID-19. Read more here. Executive Director Lisa Dailey was quoted in an article about D.C.'s plan to divert police from responding to non-violent mental health crisis calls, saying she is worried that the program will cement a law enforcement-only response. Read more here. Director of Research Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq was quoted in an article about the lack of psychiatric beds available in the United States. Treatment Advocacy Center's research on the prevalence of SMI in jails and prisons was also referenced. Read more here. Read the second part of the series here. Speaker's Bureau Treatment Advocacy Center Legislative & Policy Counsel Michael Gray gave a webinar to update our supporters on the IMD exclusion on Tuesday, Nov. 9, titled, "IMD Advocacy Update." Gray guided participants through the best strategies to get their legislators to see and respond to their arguments for repealing the discriminatory IMD exclusion. At the end of the session, Gray instructed the audience to use Voter Voice to contact their representative to urge them to cosponsor Rep. Grace Napolitano’s (D-Calif.) legislation to repeal the IMD exclusion. So far, 165 people have participated in the campaign. Get involved yourself by using this link. RESEARCH WEEKLY: November 2021 Recap 35.6% of individuals with serious mental illness received no treatment in 2020 More than one-third of individuals with serious mental illness received treatment for their mental illness in 2020. That means that they received no medication, inpatient or outpatient services to address their mental illness the entire year. Additionally, half of individuals with serious mental illness had a perceived unmet need for mental health treatment, indicating many more individuals did not receive the treatment they felt they needed. Find all of this month's research highlights here. To receive Research Weekly directly in your email inbox on a weekly basis, click here. Thank you for all of your continued support of our work. Please donate today. Donate View as Webpage ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Treatment Advocacy Center | 200 N Glebe Rd, Ste 801, Arlington, VA 22203 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!