The #mentalhealth crisis in Maine has been exacerbated by the #pandemic . We discuss the challenges people are facing, and ways to improve access to care. Live 11am-noon mainepublic.org/show/maine-cal…

#HIPAAHandcuffs must be removed!

Extremely important piece on 'micro-hospitalizations' and suicide by former APA prez Dr. Sharfstein & @TreatmentAdvCtr's own Elizabeth Hancq.

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My son ended up in handcuffs, jail, and the morgue. He was not a celebrity, and we didn’t have the resources for upscale treatment programs. Thanks Mental Illness Policy Org for telling the truth about those with SMI who don’t receive the help they need to get better.

Bravo, Fedup4Brain!

Mental illness should not be a criminal justice concern. “Even the best-funded jail, with the most effective mental health services in the country, is still a failure.” salon.com/2019/11/24/men…

Jeanne Allen Gore Yeah, & like I said, I know some people have positive motivations, it's just about knowing how to channel your love of us. Try just being with the person. Allowing them to sit in their pain with you. Just be in whatever state they are in. It's an amazingly healing experience.

Thanks Natasha Tracy! I would venture to say most of us who do not live with these illnesses but love someone who does has been guilty of this in our misguided efforts to somehow, any way we can, help the person feel better even for just a few moments😥.

Notice the graphs of decreasing psychiatric beds in the USA and where Rosenhan's 1973 paper fits in. Sure doesn't seem causal to me.

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Suicide screening isn't the issue. The issue is ongoing community support, treatment, & resources when patient leaves hospital. No mental health issue was ever resolved in an emergency room. What happens next is crucial.
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This is why we need you to join us and fight for an end to the IMD exclusion. #CostOfNotCaring Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson #EndIMDExclusion bit.ly/JoinNSSC

Calling all serious brain disorders advocates: please click on this link and help us to get a question asked at the next debate about the SMI treatment crisis. Mental Illness Policy Org @TreatmentAdvCtr Teresa Pasquini @JohnSnookTAC laura pogliano Janet Hays

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#SilentNoMore bit.ly/JoinNSSC

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This is the #CostOfNotCaring ! Another precious life lost! #SilentNoMore bit.ly/JoinNSSC

When will #Connecticut stop criminalizing those with brain diseases? Carl could have benefited from #AOT but instead he was jailed, denied medication, and murdered! #CostOfNotCaring #HelpB4Harm

Wondering about how AOT can work in your rural community? Check this out! Key quote: 'the authors estimated that over the course of a year [assisted outpatient treatment] saved Baldwin County taxpayers more than $1 million'
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#MHAW2019 is the annual holiday where mental health advocates try to convince politicians that #stigma , rather than lack of services is biggest barrier to care for seriously mentally ill. Can't be over soon enough. youtube.com/watch?v=6cwMC7…

Hey #NewOrleans ! Come to this FREE event on Oct 18th to learn about America's Mental Health Crisis. Let's say NO to jails and YES to mental health centers.
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