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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Ndayiziga will take part in the Carter Centers Climate Change Mental Health Fellowship thanks to the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as part of its Global Health Initiative (GHI). We are delighted to announce Mr. Avit Ndayiziga as our inaugural SNF Global Center Communicator Fellow.

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National nonprofit advocating for policies that will help all children reach their potential, on areas including child welfare, poverty, health, education, youth justice, gun violence, and racial justice. The post Childrens Defense Fund (CDF) appeared first on Kids Mental Health Info.

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Mad in America

JULY 17, 2024

Neil’s new book, “Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics: Mental Illness and Homelessness in Los Angeles,” published by the University of Chicago Press, offers a detailed look into the starkly different worlds of mental health care in Los Angeles. How do these disparate systems reflect our societal values?

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Mad in America

MAY 4, 2024

I n 1999, New York State passed the first Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) law, which creates a regime of civil courts to force psychiatric interventions on those found to have “serious and persistent mental illness” who “struggle to engage voluntarily” with care. What made this year different?

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Mad in America

MARCH 11, 2025

T he social work profession was historically rooted in a mission of improving the lives of the vulnerable, the oppressed, and those living in poverty. Social work originated with the Settlement House movement as a response to the increasing poverty brought about by industrialization. They seem to have been onto something.

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