[…] Three times as many people with severe mental illnesses are in jails or prisons as in hospitals. Approximately 15 percent of Americans with severe mental illness commit suicide, frequently due to lack of treatment. The Webdale-Goldstein tragedy is the latest in a series of high-profile cases in which Americans are learning about schizophrenia and […]
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[…] get them treatment." An estimated 7.5 million children (12 percent of all children under age 18) have mental disorders, nearly half of which lead to serious disability. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 15 and 19 years, a rate that has tripled since 1960. "While national […]
[…] caused by the stigma surrounding mental illness, particularly in relation to children" and announced a national public education campaign to combat it. "Stigma leads to children committing suicide rather than revealing their inner struggles; to adults failing to seek treatment that could salvage their lives, careers and family relations; and to tragedies like the […]
[…] mental illness," said NAMI Executive Director Laurie Flynn. "Stereotypes promote stigma, and stigma prevents people from seeking treatment. Lack of treatment ends tragically in broken lives or suicide. We appreciate Mr. Levitan's responsiveness to our concerns and his assurances about the nature of the show." Although the title Stark Raving Mad may pose a […]
[…] adequate care. Between 85 percent and 95 percent of persons with treatable severe and persistent mental illnesses are unemployed. Nearly 90 percent of all persons who commit suicide suffer from a treatable mental illness. Not a single housing market in the United States exists where a person with mental illness receiving Supplemental Security Income […]
[…] mental or developmental disabilities have died under questionable circumstances while under the care of public and private mental health facilities in the state. Deaths were attributed to suicide, murder, neglect, scalding, and falls, and most went unnoticed by the agencies authorized with investigating such deaths. NAMI has distributed the investigative series to all of […]
[…] horrors. Too many people with serious mental illness are dying because they cannot get adequate treatment. They are dying in restraints on hospital wards. They are committing suicide. They are being shot by police or warehoused in prisons. In rare, but sensational cases, they may kill innocent people, and then in some cases, face […]
[…] may enable treatments to be targeted more effectively. In the near term, we will be able to treat severe depression more effectively and perhaps reduce the rising suicide rate. Better targeted treatment and a new generation of antipsychotic drugs offer major hope for better outcomes for people with schizophrenia, which is the most frequent […]
[…] and to provide technical assistance. It will concentrate on five areas of pediatric disorders: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); major depressive disorder; anxiety disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) and youth suicide. "We are excited about the directions the Center will pursue," Flynn said. "It will help close the gap between research and practice. NAMI’s Help and Hope booklet will […]
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