Refine by
76 results found
-
Think Global, Act Local
For World Mental Health Day, learn about the goals of the World Health Orginization and how mental health is becoming a global priority. -
More Money for Research and No Major Cuts To Mental Health Programs In Budget Bills
This week the House and Senate Appropriations Committees passed overall good spending bills for mental health for 2016. -
New Report Shows Challenges Facing People With Serious Mental Illness Living on SSI
Nowhere in America are SSI benefits enough to rent your own apartment. Is there anything we can do to change that?
-
Cruel and Unusual – It’s Time to End an American Tragedy
Human Rights Watch released a report today, Callous and Cruel, that describes in chilling detail the degree to which “unnecessary, excessive, and even malicious force” is used in jails and prisons throughout the U.S. to control inmates with serious mental illness. -
Mental Health Parity: Still a Long Way to Go
A new report from NAMI highlights the results of a survey given to over 2,700 people about their experience with health insurance coverage. -
How Do We Fix America’s Mental Health Care System?
Spending on mental health services has perilously dropped, leaving many people without the support they need to manage and live with a mental illness.