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New York Makes it Easier to Commit People With Severe Mental Illnesses

Mad in America

The foundation of the new policy is that New York state will be able to authorize first responders to forcibly hospitalize mentally ill New Yorkers who cannot meet their own basic needs such as food, shelter or medical care.

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

Mad in America

For example, in recent years P&As have exposed and opposed excessive use of restraints at New Yorks Bellevue hospital , over-representation of Black residents in psychiatric incarceration in Californias Alameda County , and abusive forced stripping in Washington facilities. Yet she had no idea what a P&A was.

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The Birth of The “Just Stop It” Movement: A Family’s Journey Through Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

T his is the story of Will, a young man who plunged into an extreme state following exposure to a synthetic street drug, which led to repeat psychiatric hospitalizations—and the effect on family members who supported him along the way. So his hospitalization nearly doubled his separation from his family. We were kept in the dark.

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Recovery from Psychosis in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Is Possible

Mad in America

My doctor advised me to join the psychiatric rehabilitation programme of the hospital where he was practicing. And that made me more confident to step out further into the real world: I began to volunteer with an organisation focused on mental health advocacy. Soon after that, my mind became clearer.

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One Person’s Journey from Celebrity Medical Model Advocate to Skeptic: An Interview with Rose Cartwright

Mad in America

I realized that I was mistaken about a lot of my assumptions about what we know about mental health. We know much less about the brain than a lot of people in the mental health advocacy space realize. I thought the DSM was based on biological data. At home there was a constant level of ambient chaos.

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World Bipolar Day 2025: Breaking the Stigma

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Types of Bipolar Disorder Bipolar I Disorder Severe manic episodes that may require hospitalization, often accompanied by depressive episodes. Participate in Local or Online Events Join virtual conferences, awareness walks, or community discussions hosted by mental health organizations during Bipolar Awareness Month.

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“All Real Living Is Meeting”: Brent Robbins on Love, Death, and the Possibilities of Psychology

Mad in America

After grad school, I was teaching at Daemen College when my mother had a mental health crisis and was hospitalized. I spent a week in the hospital, undergoing testswaiting, thinking. Even in the hospital, receiving the worst possible news, I felt a certain equanimity an acceptance that even surprised me.