Monday, September 8, 2014

We're going about suicide prevention the wrong way

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Suicide is rare among the general population. It is more common, but still rare, among people with serious mental illness. There...
Friday, August 22, 2014

About Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)

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Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) is for a very small group of the most seriously mentally ill who already accumulated multiple incidents ...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

New Report: California Mental Health Services Act Fails Seriously Mentally Ill

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California Mental Health Services Act Oversight Commissioners ( MHSOAC) just issued a press release saying Prevention and Early Intervention...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

NAMI/National less than honest with members

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Call 202 224 3121 or  go here  and urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor HR 3717, the Helping Families in Mental Health Cr...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

SAMHSA FAILS SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL

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A bill in Congress (HR3717, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act) would change SAMHSA and some wonder why change is needed. SAMH...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Info on mental illness related violence in PA

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Facts about Pennsylvania Mental Health System and Violence List of Acts of violence by untreated mentally ill in PA http:/...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Statement/Facts on Laura's Law vote in Los Angeles, CA

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

If You Don't Ask Your US Rep to Cosponsor Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, You are Part of Problem.

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Call your US Rep to ask them to co-sponsor HR-3717, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act for the 6 reasons below: Background ...
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Monday, April 14, 2014

Does Assisted Outpatient Treatment Violate Civil Liberties

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Does Assisted Outpatient Treatment violate civil liberties of persons with mental illness?   Courts say no, and courts are the arbiters . C...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Program Grants Passed by Congress

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On Monday, March 31, 2014, the Senate passed H.R.4302 which  included $60 million for Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Programs. Follow...
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Treatment of violent mentally ill lowers rates of reoffending. New Study

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Important new study: Researchers followed violent offenders (sentenced to 2 years or more) for an average of 10 months following their relea...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Is Assisted Outpatient Treatment (Laura's Law, Kendra's Law) "Forced Treatment"?

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Someone suggested Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) is "Forced" Treatment (and therefore presumably bad). 1. Describing AOT as...
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Affordable Care Act/ACA Fails Seriously Mentally Ill

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Many 'mental health' advocates claim that the Affordable Care Act (ACA, a/k/a "Obamacare") combined with "mental heal...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

What is serious mental illness in adults and what is not?

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Serious mental illnesses are a small subset of the 300 mental illnesses that are in DSM. While it is fair to debate where the line between s...
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Friday, February 21, 2014

Please send letter in Support of Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act

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If you are part of any organization (state or local NAMI, MHA, Prison Reform, Consumer Group, etc) that wants to help persons with serious m...
Friday, December 20, 2013

Darrell Steinberg asks Californians to pay twice for same program. Fails Mentally Ill

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On December 19, California Senate President pro Tem Darrell  Steinberg asked for more money for Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grants...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Here's what's in the new "Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis" Act

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(Left-Representatives Leonard Lance of New Jersey,  Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a medical doctor, and Congressman Tim Murphy (...
Sunday, December 1, 2013

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Lacks Independent Verification and is not Evidence Based

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WRAP labeled as 'evidence based' by SAMHSA.  But is it? When we ask “is a program evidence-based’, at Mental Illness Policy Org...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

New NAMI Needed: National Alliance on SERIOUS Mental Illness (NASMI)

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I think there needs to be a National Membership Org that focuses exclusively on Serious Mental Illness including important politically incor...
Friday, November 8, 2013

Obama Mental Illness Parity Regulations Fail to Help the Most Seriously Mentally ill

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The Obama administration announced new regulations requiring private insurers to do what the federal government wont: provide health care c...
Saturday, November 2, 2013

NYC Mental Health Dept. must Prioritize Serious Mental Illness Rather than Mental Health

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Testimony by DJ Jaffe,  to NYC Dept of Health and Mental Health Nov. 1, 2013 My name is DJ Jaffe. I am Executive Dire...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Julius Graham, and Riverside Park Stabbings

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Ray Kelly says the person Julius Graham, the homeless man who allegedly stabbed multiple individuals in Manhattan today (10/1/13) appears to...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Mental Health First Aid Unproven & Should Not Be Funded

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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) lacks sufficient proof it helps people with serious mental illness.  The venders of the program and those w...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Rep. Tim Murphy Announces Important Mental Health Legislation

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This is big news. Rep Tim Murphy (R. PA) is a former child psychologist, and head of the Mental "Health" Caucus. In spite of th...
Monday, September 2, 2013

Tell Governor Brown to Sign SB 585 to allow MHSA Funds for Laura's Law

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( Updated 9/3/13) Urgent: Contact Governor Jerry Brown immediately (Sept. 2013) and URGE HIM TO SIGN SB 585 which will help clarify th...