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May 4, 2022 at 2:05 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Serious Mental Illness Policy

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Serious Mental Illness Policy By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Awareness month and it is more important than ever to raise awareness about severe mental il…
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May 1, 2022 at 2:02 PM

April News Roundup

News and Commentary from the  Treatment Advocacy Center April 2022 Below is a summary of recent developments and compelling news stories from across the country highlighting America's broken mental health treatment system and ho…
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April 27, 2022 at 2:04 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: April Research Roundup

RESEARCH WEEKLY: April Research Roundup By Kelli South Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about sever…
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April 22, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Register for two virtual events on severe mental illness

Join us for two free, live, virtual events Hello John, Please join for us two exciting, upcoming events in partnership with NAMI and CAI: "Crisis Conversations: A Problem-Solving Convening General Audience Ses…
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April 20, 2022 at 2:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Ways to Improve Asian American Caregiver Well-being

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Ways to Improve Asian American Caregiver Well-being By Sophie Ali Discovering ways to enhance wellness for caregivers of individuals with serious mental illness has been an ongoing effort.…
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April 13, 2022 at 2:01 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Accountable Care Organizations and Referrals for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Accountable Care Organizations and Referrals for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness  By Nina Robertson Patients with serious mental illness often lack access to specialty mental hea…
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April 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Learn About the Impact of Trauma

Webinar on Trauma-Informed Assisted Outpatient Treatment Hello John, Is Your Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program Trauma-Informed? April 19, 3 p.m. ET The rate of lifetime trauma expo…
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April 7, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Did you see Brian Stettin's op-ed in Times Union this week?

Learn what Kendra's Law does — and what it doesn't do Hello John, Did you see Policy Director Brian Stettin's joint op-ed in the (Albany) Times Union this week with New York State Assemblywoman Taylor Darlin…
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April 6, 2022 at 2:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employment and Educational Outcomes of Individuals in a First-Episode Psychosis Clinic

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employment and Educational Outcomes of Individuals in a First-Episode Psychosis Clinic By Morré Taylor  The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in signific…
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April 5, 2022 at 2:00 PM

SMI Advocate: Spring 2022

A quarterly legislative update from the Treatment Advocacy CenterSpring 2022    With many state legislatures adjourning in early spring, we have a lot of updates packed into this issue, covering legis A quarterly legislative update from the Treatment Advocacy Center Spring 2022 …
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April 1, 2022 at 2:02 PM

March News Roundup

News and Commentary from the  Treatment Advocacy Center March 2022 Below is a summary of recent developments and compelling news stories from across the country highlighting America's broken mental health treatment system and ho…
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March 30, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Hold The NIMH Accountable This World Bipolar Day

World Bipolar Day Hello John, To celebrate World Bipolar Day, help us hold the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) accountable for not doing enough research on how to help people with bipolar disorder. …
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March 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: March Research Roundup

RESEARCH WEEKLY: March Research Roundup for World Bipolar Day By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a …
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March 23, 2022 at 2:07 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Availability of Walk-in and Crisis Outpatient Treatment Services in the United States

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Availability of Walk-in and Crisis Outpatient Treatment Services in the United States  By Nina Robertson The U.S. health care system is failing those with serious mental illness due, in pa…
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March 21, 2022 at 2:02 PM

Register for our 2022 National AOT Symposium & Learning Collaborative

National AOT Symposium & Learning Collaborative Hello John,   Registration for our 2022 National AOT Symposium & Learning Collaborative is open! Visit our website today to register for this one-of-…
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March 16, 2022 at 2:05 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Early Intervention Programs Are a Cost-Effective Method to Treat Schizophrenia

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Early Intervention Programs Are a Cost-Effective Method to Treat Schizophrenia  By Kelli South Early intervention in psychosis programs are a cost-effective option for treating schizophren…
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March 10, 2022 at 4:05 PM

AOT Research Roundup Webinar

AOT Research Roundup Hello John, Are you an assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) champion looking to hear more about AOT research? Having a good grasp on the latest AOT research helps you ga…
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March 9, 2022 at 3:10 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Global Burden of Severe Mental Illness

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Global Burden of Severe Mental Illness By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a comprehensive global research effort to analyze the prevalence and disease burden…
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March 8, 2022 at 4:13 PM

What NIMH Should Be Doing

What NIMH Should Be Doing Hello John, Congress gives the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) over $2 billion of your tax money each year to conduct research on mental illnesses. Historically, research fu…
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March 6, 2022 at 3:01 PM

ICYMI: Have you or someone you know had difficulty accessing SMI treatment?

A Survey on Treatment Accessibility Hello John, Have you or someone you know had difficulty accessing treatment for severe mental illness? If so, please take this important survey from NORC at the University o…
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March 2, 2022 at 3:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Two New Studies on Psychiatric Bed Number Targets

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Two New Studies on Psychiatric Bed Number Targets By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Two research reports on the optimum number of psychiatric beds have been published in the past few months, b…
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March 1, 2022 at 3:08 PM

February News Roundup

News and Commentary from the  Treatment Advocacy Center February 2022 Below is a summary of recent developments and compelling news stories from across the country highlighting America's broken mental health treatment system and…
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February 28, 2022 at 3:00 PM

2021 Annual Report: Make Them Hear You

Make Them Hear You Hello John, Treatment Advocacy Center made public education about severe mental illness and SMI policy a top priority last year. We recognized the need to make our work and ourselves more ac…
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February 24, 2022 at 3:05 PM

Save the Date: 2022 National AOT Symposium & Learning Collaborative

National AOT Symposium & Learning Collaborative Hello John, Calling all assisted outpatient treatment champions, implementers and practitioners!   Registration for our 2022 National AOT Symposium &…
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February 23, 2022 at 3:05 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: February Research Roundup

RESEARCH WEEKLY: February Research Roundup  By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Today at 12 p.m. join us for a special Instagram live event during which our Research Weekly authors will do a Research Roundup discu…
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February 22, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Did you see my op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday?

Pennsylvania Needs More Psychiatric Beds Hello John, Did you see the op-ed that I wrote for The Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday? In it, I argue how psychiatric beds can help to prevent suicide, allowing people…
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February 16, 2022 at 5:01 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Outreach to Veterans with Serious Mental Illness Increases COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Outreach to Veterans with Serious Mental Illness Increases COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake   By Nina Robertson Join our Research Weekly authors on Instagram every Wednesday this month as we di…
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February 12, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Have you or someone you know had difficulty accessing SMI treatment?

A Survey on Treatment Accessibility Hello John, Have you or someone you know had difficulty accessing treatment for severe mental illness? If so, please take this important survey from NORC at the University o…
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February 10, 2022 at 10:25 PM

Learn About TMS

Learn About TMS Hello John, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration for difficult-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive dis…
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February 9, 2022 at 3:01 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Further Evidence of Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychotic Disorders

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Further Evidence of Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychotic Disorders  By Kelli South Join our Research Weekly authors on Instagram every Wednesday this month as we discuss each w…
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February 4, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Our impact by the Numbers

Our Impact by the Numbers Hello John, We are so proud of the extraordinary impact our staff made in 2021 – an impact made all the more impressive due to the relatively small staff we have here at Treatment Advo…
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February 2, 2022 at 5:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Super Utilization and Severe Mental Illness

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Super Utilization and Severe Mental Illness  By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Join our Research Weekly authors on Instagram every Wednesday this month as we discuss each week’s blog, how advoca…
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February 1, 2022 at 3:04 PM

January News Roundup

News and Commentary from the  Treatment Advocacy Center January 2022 Below is a summary of recent developments and compelling news stories from across the country highlighting America's broken mental health treatment system and …
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January 26, 2022 at 3:00 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: January Research Roundup

RESEARCH WEEKLY: January Research Roundup  By Sophie Ali Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about sev…
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January 25, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Donor Spotlight: Questions and Answers with Judge Pat Wolke

Meet Treatment Advocacy Center Supporter Judge Pat Wolke Hello John, Our donors are critical to sustaining our life-changing work eliminating the barriers to treatment for #SMI. Judge Pat Wolke is a judge for…
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January 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Did you see Brian Stettin's op-ed in The NY Daily News yesterday?

Roadmap for Helping New Yorkers with SMI Hello John, Did you see Policy Director Brian Stettin's op-ed yesterday in the New York Daily News? In it, he offers New York City's new mayor, Eric Adams, a roadmap fo…
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January 19, 2022 at 3:04 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Severe Mental Illness and Violence, Revisited

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Severe Mental Illness and Violence, Revisited   By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Violence risk in individuals with severe mental illness can be a divisive topic. On the one hand, advocates and …
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January 14, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Did you see my op-ed in The Hill yesterday?

Repeal the IMD Exclusion Hello John, Did you see the op-ed that I wrote for The Hill yesterday? In it, I call on states to follow Maryland's lead and waive the discriminatory IMD exclusion and for Congress to …
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January 13, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Please join us for "AOT: True Stories of Recovery"

AOT: True Stories of Recovery Hello John, If you have had the pleasure of hearing Treatment Advocacy Center consultant Eric Smith’s story of how his participation in San Antonio’s assisted…
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January 12, 2022 at 3:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: COVID-19 Mortality and Severe Mental Illness

RESEARCH WEEKLY: COVID-19 Mortality and Severe Mental Illness   By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq It is a new year but COVID-19 is very much still a part of our lives.   As emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the…
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January 10, 2022 at 5:02 PM

A Message From our Founder Dr. E. Fuller Torrey

Holding the NIMH Accountable Hello John, We wanted you to see a message from our founder, Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, about his latest article on the ongoing fight to hold the National Institute of Mental Health (NIM…
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January 7, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Read Dr. E. Fuller Torrey's New Book!

Parasites, Pussycats and Psychosis Hello John, It's the perfect time of year to sit down with a great new book. Our founder, Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, has just published his 21st book, “Parasites, Pussycats and Psy…
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January 5, 2022 at 3:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Interventions in Prison Show Promise for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Interventions in Prison Show Promise for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness  By Kelli South Interventions targeting individuals with serious mental illness in the criminal justice s…
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January 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Watch Our New Anosognosia Video!

Learn About Anosognosia Hello John, We are proud to share with you our new video on anosognosia, a symptom of severe mental illness experienced by some that impairs a person’s ability to understand and perceiv…
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December 29, 2021 at 3:02 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: 2021 Top 10 List of Severe Mental Illness Research

RESEARCH WEEKLY: 2021 Top 10 List of Severe Mental Illness Research   By The Office of Research and Public Affairs Reflecting on 2021, we at the Office of Research and Public Affairs (ORPA) have put to…
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December 23, 2021 at 4:06 PM

Happy Holidays!

Wishing You a Happy Holidays! Hello John, As the year draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season and a happy and healthy new year. Thank you for all you…
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December 22, 2021 at 3:03 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Clozapine and COVID-19

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Clozapine and COVID-19 By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Clozapine treatment does not pose as an additional risk for COVID-19 and treatment should be continued during the COVID-19 pandemic, accord…
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December 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Introducing SMI Advocate, our new quarterly legislative newsletter

A quarterly legislative update from the Treatment Advocacy CenterWinter 2021    Dear Treatment Advocacy Center partners, My name is Clara Keane, and I joined the Treatment Advocacy Center team in Augu A quarterly legislative update from the Treatment Advocacy Center Winter 2021 …
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December 15, 2021 at 3:06 PM

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Mothers with Severe Mental Illness Involved in the Criminal Justice System Share Experiences with Parenting

RESEARCH WEEKLY: Mothers with Severe Mental Illness Involved in the Criminal Justice System Share Experiences with Parenting  By Nina Robertson Mothers with severe mental illness and involvement in the…
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December 13, 2021 at 4:12 PM

Personally Speaking: Fighting for our families

Fighting for our families Hello John, No mother should have to resort to contacting the media to get their child with SMI out of jail, …