Mad in America

AUGUST 17, 2024

That’s how I describe my son Will’s mental health journey, which began in 2021, turning a typical night with friends into a nightmare. Told by his mother, Pamela, and his oldest brother, Joe, it’s also a story of resilience, loving commitment, and a push for change against a system riddled with discrimination and harms.

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The Maryland Psychiatric Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Secretary-Treasurer 2018 2019, President-Elect 2019 -2020, President 2020 2021, Council Chair 2021 2022, Nominations and Elections Committee 2022 – present. Board Member, Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry, 2011 2018.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

million prescriptions dispensed in the US during 2021. This issue came to light during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics with public concerns being raised over Simone Biles having access to her ADHD medication Ritalin. .” Adderall has certainly lived up to its name. This was a sight that as kids, we never could have imagined.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I n 2021, the Oregon legislature designated six million dollars to establish and operate four peer respites across the state. In late 2021 we formed a local mad group that would meet outside as a support group, and to do activities together like swimming at our local rivers in the summertime.

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