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The Fight Against Involuntary Commitment: Are Protection and Advisory Councils Fulfilling Their Mission?

Mad in America

In her mid-twenties, KK learned that her life-changing release from that hospital had come about, at least in part, due to a Protection & Advocacy organization that had sent in peers to talk with patients at the institution and reported on abuses there. Yet she had no idea what a P&A was.

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Bridging the Gap: Why Black Voices Must Shape Mental Health Research

NAMI

In 2010, a therapist suspected I may have ADHD. Even now, that research remains difficult to find for laypeople, and without greater awareness and advocacy, it risks becoming even more inaccessible. Thats why NAMIs Community Health Equity Alliance (CHEA) is so critical. My response? Thats not something Black women have.