Lisa Dailey · [email protected]

January 17, 2024 at 5:21 PM

It's a new year and TAC has a new website and a new look!

It's a new year and TAC has a new website and a new look!     Dear John,  It's a new year, and Treatment Advocacy Center is thrilled to debut our new logo, new website, and whole new look! Our new brand marks a milestone in the 25 years since TAC's founding,…

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  Dr. E. Fuller Torrey · [email protected]

December 28, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Happy New Year and Thank You!

Happy New Year and Thank You!     Dear John,  I want to personally wish you a Happy New Year! Your unwavering support has been instrumental in making Treatment Advocacy Center the most innovative, intrepid, and impactful nonprofit advocating for …

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  Nina Richtmann · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 6:28 PM

This holiday, help us continue to be a light for families in their darkest days.

This holiday, help us continue to be a light for families in their darkest days.     Dear John,  When someone reaches out to Treatment Advocacy Center’s Helpline, they've done all they can to help their loved one and don't know where to turn. Th…

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  TAC Research Team · [email protected]

December 13, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Why your support of TAC research is so important!

Why your support of TAC research is so important!     Dear John,  Do you know why your support of Treatment Advocacy Center research is so important? Here’s just one example: when the U.S. government underestimated by two million the number of peo…

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  Jerri Clark · [email protected]

December 5, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Will you help me carry on the legacy of DJ Jaffe?

Will you help me carry on the legacy of DJ Jaffe?     Dear John,  My son, Calvin, was a 19-year-old college freshman when he experienced his first psychotic break due to severe mental illness. In the following years, as his life and our family sp…

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  Mike Knable · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 1:12 PM

Will you join me in giving back to TAC this #GivingTuesday?

Will you join me in giving back to TAC this #GivingTuesday?     Dear John,  Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving back to the causes and organizations closest to your heart. I know that you care deeply about the work Treatment Advocacy …

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  Kelly Russo · [email protected]

November 21, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Thank you from our family to yours!

Thank you from our family to yours!     Dear John,  This Thanksgiving, I want to extend a personal thank you from our family at Treatment Advocacy Center to yours. In 2023, TAC experienced yet another remarkable year, distinguished by the publica…

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  Amy Lukes · [email protected]

November 14, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Save the date and support AOT implementation nationwide!

Save the date and support AOT implementation nationwide!     Dear John,  As many in our community know, assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) is key to breaking the destructive and costly cycle of repeat hospitalizations, homelessness, and incarce…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

November 8, 2023 at 3:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Extreme heat and severe mental illness

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Extreme heat and severe mental illness  By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (November 8, 2023) The summer of 2023 was considered the summer of extreme heat in America, with temperatures reaching the triple digits in many states across the Unit…

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  Lisa Dailey · [email protected]

November 7, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Will you help us keep changing minds and saving lives?

Will you help us keep changing minds and saving lives?     Dear John,  We are fast approaching the end of another year in Treatment Advocacy Center's fight to change the way society views and treats those with severe mental illness. Earlier this …

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

November 1, 2023 at 2:00 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Life expectancy in bipolar disorder

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Life expectancy in bipolar disorder By Shanti Silver (November 1, 2023) Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania or hypomania. The disorder is estimated to impact more than eight…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

October 25, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: October Research Roundup for Halloween

RESEARCH WEEKLY: October Research Roundup for Halloween By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental illness…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

October 18, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Experiences of Black adults in a locked emergency psychiatric unit

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Experiences of Black adults in a locked emergency psychiatric unit By Hope Parker (October 18, 2023) Black adults have greater barriers to accessing psychiatric care, such as a higher prevalence of intergenerational poverty and underi…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

October 11, 2023 at 2:04 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Grandiose delusions and treatment engagement

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Grandiose delusions and treatment engagement  By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (October 11, 2023) Grandiose delusions are false impressions of one’s own importance and can present in different ways. For example, an individual experiencing …

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

October 4, 2023 at 2:04 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Increasing use of psychiatric advanced directives among people with SMI

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Increasing use of psychiatric advanced directives among people with SMI By Shanti Silver (October 4, 2023) A psychiatric advanced directive (PAD) is a way for people with severe mental illness to document their preferences for treatme…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

September 27, 2023 at 2:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: September Research Roundup, Hispanic Heritage Month

RESEARCH WEEKLY: September Research Roundup, Hispanic Heritage Month   By Hope Parker (September 27, 2023) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

September 26, 2023 at 2:58 PM

Join us for a live virtual training this Thursday, September 28!

Treatment Advocacy Center's Assisted Outpatient Treatment Learning Network (AOTLN) is pleased to host an upcoming live virtual training webinar sponsored by TAC and presented in collaboration with the Henry Amador Center on Anosognosia. The event will be hosted …

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

September 20, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Join us for a live virtual training September 28!

Treatment Advocacy Center's Assisted Outpatient Treatment Learning Network (AOTLN) is pleased to announce an upcoming live virtual training webinar sponsored by TAC and presented in collaboration with the Henry Amador Center on Anosognosia. The event will be ho…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

September 20, 2023 at 2:07 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: The challenges of parenting with SMI

RESEARCH WEEKLY: The challenges of parenting with SMI By Shanti Silver (September 20, 2023) Approximately 4% of parents in the United States live with a serious mental illness. While there has been a growing awareness of the unique challenges of paren…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

September 14, 2023 at 11:00 PM

Join us for a live virtual training September 28!

Treatment Advocacy Center's Assisted Outpatient Treatment Learning Network (AOTLN) is pleased to announce an upcoming live virtual training webinar sponsored by TAC and presented in collaboration with the Henry Amador Center on Anosognosia. The event will be ho…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

September 13, 2023 at 2:00 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Trade-offs between civil commitment and competency restoration

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Trade-offs between civil commitment and competency restoration By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (September 13, 2023) Across the United States, there has been an increase in the number of individuals with serious mental illness found incompe…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

September 6, 2023 at 2:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Early detection for psychosis on a college campus

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Early detection for psychosis on a college campus By Hope Parker (September 6, 2023) Reducing the duration of untreated psychosis is vital to improving quality of life and long-term outcomes. Early detection programs that identify and …

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  Lisa Dailey, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

September 5, 2023 at 11:00 PM

Last chance to purchase tickets!

Dear John, Treatment Advocacy Center’s 25th Anniversary Gala is a few short weeks away. If you have already purchased tickets, we are looking forward to celebrating with you on Thursday, September 21, at The Hay-Adams in Washington, D.C. For those who have not y…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 30, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: August Research Roundup, National Grief Awareness Day

RESEARCH WEEKLY: August Research Roundup, National Grief Awareness Day   By Shanti Silver (August 30, 2023) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point abo…

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  Kelly Russo, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 29, 2023 at 4:05 PM

One week left to purchase tickets ...

Dear John, There is only one week left to purchase tickets for Treatment Advocacy Center’s 25th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, September 21 at The Hay-Adams in Washington, D.C.  We have a terrific lineup for the evening with remarks by our founder Dr. E. Fuller …

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 23, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: NIMH funding priorities still failing people with SMI

RESEARCH WEEKLY: NIMH funding priorities still failing people with SMI By Shanti Silver (August 23, 2023) Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are two of the most difficult mental illnesses to treat. Accordingly, funding for research into treatments that…

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  Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 22, 2023 at 2:32 PM

Less than a month away!

Dear John, We are less than a month away from Treatment Advocacy Center’s 25th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, September 21 at The Hay-Adams in Washington, D.C.! As TAC’s Director of Research, I want to extend a personal invitation to join us for this special even…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 16, 2023 at 2:01 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Upcoming evaluation of New York assisted outpatient treatment

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Upcoming evaluation of New York assisted outpatient treatment  By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (August 16, 2023) New York’s 2009 evaluation of their assisted outpatient treatment program (AOT) is the cornerstone of the existing research l…

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  Jonathan Rosen, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 15, 2023 at 2:01 PM

I hope you'll join me...

Dear John, I am thrilled to be participating as the keynote speaker at Treatment Advocacy Center’s 25th Anniversary Gala taking place September 21, 2023 at The Hay-Adams in Washington, D.C. It is a true honor to add my voice to this celebration of TAC, which has…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 9, 2023 at 2:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Provider Barriers to Measurement-Based Care

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Provider Barriers to Measurement-Based Care  By Hope Parker (August 9, 2023) Despite both the American Psychological Association and SMI Adviser promoting the use of measurement-based care (MBC) in mental health care, very little resea…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 2, 2023 at 2:00 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: The Clozapine REMS

RESEARCH WEEKLY: The Clozapine REMS  By Shanti Silver (August 2, 2023) Clozapine is the only FDA-approved medication for treatment-resistant schizophrenia but remains underutilized in the United States and around the world. In this week’s “Research We…

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  Nina Richtman, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

August 1, 2023 at 2:11 PM

Treatment Advocacy Center's 25th Anniversary

Dear John, I hope this email finds you well.  On the morning of September 21, the advocacy team will be hosting an Advocate Breakfast and Visioning Session from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET at the Westin Arlington Gateway hotel. This will be an opportunity to connect w…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

July 26, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: July Research Roundup for Minority Mental Health Month

RESEARCH WEEKLY: July Research Roundup for Minority Mental Health Month    By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (July 26, 2023) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data…

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  Dr. E Fuller Torrey, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

July 20, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Will you join me at Treatment Advocacy Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration?

Dear John, I hope this email finds you well.  By now, you should have received word about Treatment Advocacy Center’s 25th Anniversary Gala. TAC is hosting this unforgettable opportunity to gather our community, commemorate our successes to date, and celebrate…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

July 19, 2023 at 2:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Mental health workforce shortages in Oregon

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Mental health workforce shortages in Oregon  By Hope Parker (July 19, 2023) As demand for mental health and substance use services rises, mental health staff shortages continue to increase. This is especially evident in Oregon’s public…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

July 12, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Black patients less likely to receive follow-up care after psychiatric hospitalization

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Black patients less likely to receive follow-up care after psychiatric hospitalization  By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (July 12, 2023) Timely follow-up care after a psychiatric hospitalization is crucial to ensure successful reintegration…

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  Lisa Dailey, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

July 10, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Treatment Advocacy Center's 25th Anniversary

Dear John, Treatment Advocacy Center is excited to announce our upcoming 25th anniversary gala on Thursday, September 21 at The Hay-Adams in Washington, D.C., commemorating our work to date and celebrating our future as the only national nonprofit dedicated sole…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

July 5, 2023 at 6:34 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Promoting a continuum of care for people with SMI who experience homelessness

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Promoting a continuum of care for people with SMI who experience homelessness  By Shanti Silver (July 5, 2023) The level of abuse, neglect, and incarceration among people with severe mental illness who are experiencing homelessness in …

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: June Research Roundup, LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

RESEARCH WEEKLY: June Research Roundup, LGBTQIA+ Pride Month   By Hope Parker (June 30, 2023) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe menta…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: More people with schizophrenia in the U.S. than previously reported

RESEARCH WEEKLY: More people with schizophrenia in the U.S. than previously reported By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (June 28, 2023) Groundbreaking new data released this week suggests there are 3.7 million adults living with schizophrenia spectrum disorde…

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  Lisa Dailey, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

June 26, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Thank you!

Support the Torrey Action Fund today. Dear John, Foremost, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to all who have already donated to the Torrey Action Fund. You have helped make this a banner year for our annual campaign honoring Dr. Torrey and funding our critica…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

June 21, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: ACT programs decrease substance use for people with SMI

RESEARCH WEEKLY: ACT programs decrease substance use for people with SMI By Shanti Silver (June 21, 2023) Substance use disorders are estimated to be present in 45% of people with serious mental illness. People with serious mental illness who use subs…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 2:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Marijuana and schizophrenia

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Marijuana and schizophrenia By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (June 14, 2023) Avid readers of this blog would know that we have written frequently on the potential connection between cannabis use, commonly known as marijuana, and severe ment…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

June 7, 2023 at 2:06 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Rural hospitals’ quality of care higher than in urban facilities

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Rural hospitals’ quality of care higher than in urban facilities By Hope Parker (June 7, 2023) Rural psychiatric facilities have a higher quality of care compared to facilities in urban areas, according to a nationwide study using data…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: May Research Roundup, AAPI Heritage Month

RESEARCH WEEKLY: May Research Roundup, AAPI Heritage Month By Shanti Silver (May 31, 2023) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental i…

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  Kelly Russo, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

May 24, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Help carry on the important work of Dr. Torrey

We’re counting on your generous support Dear John,  As a young man, Dr. E. Fuller Torrey was frustrated by the ineffective treatment available for his younger sister, Rhoda, when she developed schizophrenia after she turned 18. Even worse, doctors knew little abo…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

May 17, 2023 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Reasons for arrest among people with severe mental illness

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Reasons for arrest among people with severe mental illness By Shanti Silver (May 17, 2023) Every year, up to two million people with severe mental illness end up in jail. In order to solve the overrepresentation of people with severe m…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

May 10, 2023 at 2:04 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Intensive outpatient program reduces symptoms of psychosis

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Intensive outpatient program reduces symptoms of psychosis By Hope Parker (May 10, 2023) Psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia can be very debilitating and often require a combination of medication and psychotherapy in orde…

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  Lisa Dailey, Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

May 9, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Celebrating Dr. Torrey’s dedication to our community

Support the Torrey Action Fund today. Dear John,  Where would we be without Dr. E. Fuller Torrey? Thousands of people living with severe mental illness would not have access to the treatment they need. Thousands of families would feel isolated and helpless. In s…

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  Treatment Advocacy Center · [email protected]

May 3, 2023 at 2:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Barriers to community treatment for people with SMI and criminal involvement

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Barriers to community treatment for people with SMI and criminal involvement By Shanti Silver (May 3, 2023) People with serious mental illness are vastly overrepresented in America’s prisons. After being released from prison, …

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