When we talk about stigma around issues of mental health and severe mental illness, we usually hear a single, consistent message: the vast majority of people with mental illness aren’t violent, deserve respect, and need protection from discrimination. That’s absolutely true. But it’s also only half the conversation. In an effort to protect patients, the
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While Governor Newsom seeks to undo LPS damage while preserving its finest points, perplexingly, he vetoes the companion bill that would make care courts work – Senator Stern’s Bill SB 1446. SB 1446 required the consideration of a full continuum of housing and treatment guarantees into a more coordinated strategy that prioritizes high risk populations for what advocates call, “housing that heals.” https://hth.ttinet.com/Housing_That_Heals_2020.pdf
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This year has been super challenging for many but despite the collective obstacles we have faced, there is no doubt we are making progress on changing the status quo of incarceration, homelessness, and death for our loved ones and community members with untreated and under-treated serious mental illnesses. In this communication, we wanted to pause
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Dear readers, Due to your steadfast support and advocacy, we are thrilled to report that on June 4th, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously in favor of the resolution to urge the Governor to increase psychiatric capacity for serious mental illnesses. Read Resolution R-20-153 here. The resolution calls for adding Serious Mental Illness (SMI) & Serious
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The New Orleans City Council should vote to uphold the unanimous decision by the City Planning Committee and deny expanding the New Orleans jail to permanently criminalize people living with serious mental illnesses. New Orleans has demonstrated significant progress over the years in reducing its jail population in the name of progressive reform, yet as
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