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

Mad in America

All states and territories and several Native American tribes have a P&Ausually based at a nonprofit organization, and often with Disability Rights in their name. Biennial performance reports submitted to Congress provide summaries of selected activities P&As did with their PAIMI funding. 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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Extending the Village: How Technology Is Reshaping Access to Youth Mental Health Support

Child Mind Intitute

The panelists emphasized the importance of providing ongoing support after a crisis to prevent future hospitalizations and ensure sustained well-being. ” View the Full Series The Child Mind Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donate and support work like the Technology and Youth Mental Health Series.

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The Second Cohort of Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center Clinical Fellows From Mozambique Arrives in Brazil for Child Mental Health Training

Child Mind Intitute

The fellows will spend the next year training at the Hospital de Clnicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) under the supervision of leading clinicians before returning to Nampula in northern Mozambique for an additional year of training and preparation as a multidisciplinary team to strengthen child and adolescent mental health services in the public sector.

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Digital Innovation for Community Mental Health: Meaningful Impact at Scale Webinar

Credible Mind

Deryk Van Brunt, DrPH CEO, CredibleMind & Clinical Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health Deryk Van Brunt is the co-founder and CEO of CredibleMind, as well as the president and CEO of the Healthy Communities Foundation, a nonprofit organization.

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The State of Mental Health in U.S. Communities: Insights from NACCHO Behavioral Health 360

Credible Mind

CredibleMind, under Van Brunts leadership, provides organizations like employers, health plans, hospitals, and health departments with a mental health information system designed to promote emotional wellbeing and mental health.

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How Research Is Advancing Our Understanding of OCD

NAMI

Dr. Wilhelm is the Chief of Psychology and Director of the Center for OCD and Related Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital, and she serves as the Vice Chair of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board at the IOCDF. The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is a donor-supported nonprofit organization.