🚨New research alert!🚨
Knowing how many people have mental and substance use disorders is critical. Yet previous surveys excluded homeless shelters, psychiatric facilities, or prisons.
The groundbreaking MDPS study gives a more substantial estimate: bit.ly/3PyAv9C
Grateful to @andylocal for telling this story so well + to @BronxWorks for amazing work. Hope it helps more folks understand that @NYCMayor's SMI policy is about getting ppl like Mazou the care they deserve. It's happening! But we're just getting started. nytimes.com/2023/06/25/nyr…
“We are very small, but we accomplish a lot for our size,” says Treatment Advocacy Center’s @LisaDaileyTAC. “Our focus is always going to be that population [with serious mental illness] because that need is always going to be there.” bit.ly/3qqte0X
We continue to honor our founder Dr. E. Fuller Torrey through the Torrey Action Fund, funding our work on behalf of those with #SMI and their loved ones. Make your donation to thank the man who remains the foremost advocate for our community. TreatmentAdvocacyCenter.org/Donate
Your donation to the #TorreyActionFund supports everything we do: advocacy for policies to make treatment accessible; resources for families; and evidence-based research to better understand SMI and help people who experience it. Donate today! TreatmentAdvocacyCenter.org/Donate
The annual Torrey Action Fund campaign honors our founder Dr. E. Fuller Torrey and helps fund our work on behalf of those with SMI and their families. Make your donation today! TreatmentAdvocacyCenter/Donate
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PSYCHIATRIC NEWS ALERT | More than a quarter of people who experience substance-induced psychosis are diagnosed with schizophrenia within six years. ow.ly/kj6R50OhpqK
“It is not progressive, it is not compassionate to allow people to suffer to the degree we see them on the street. It’s not good for public health. It’s not good for the general population.” Well said, @SenSusanEggman! latimes.com/california/sto…