Mad in America

JANUARY 8, 2025

B ecky Brasfield has emerged as a formidable advocate for change in the complex landscape of mental health care.A She has been a fellow with both the IL Care and HSRI Behavioral Health Policy programs and was appointed Commissioner of the Southeast Expanded Mental Health Services Program.

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Poverty and mental health Trauma and the brain Global mental health Hospitality 113

Mad in America

MAY 9, 2024

He was confused, not fully out of the psychotic episode that had landed him in the hospital weeks before. The topic of mental health is on the public’s mind, whether it’s the popularizing of therapy speak, the increased attention paid to severe mental illness and homelessness, or pop psychology advice on TikTok.

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Insurance Poverty and mental health Sleep and mental health Legal 116

Mad in America

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Subscribers get free access to all Mad in America content and webinar events. However, the NIMHs tight focus on funding genetic research has also prevented the exploration of the known psychological causes of schizophrenia, such as the impact of trauma, isolation, and poverty. A groundbreaking study led by Rachel E.

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Genetics and mental health Poverty and mental health Resilience and coping Global mental health 134

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Pure portrayed Rose’s autobiographical account of finding that she had OCD, a “mental illness”, and the breakthrough that this medical framework provided her. In this interview, Cartwright charts her journey of painful and lonely disillusionment with the “mental illness” framework. This was short-lived.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Psychedelic therapy Childhood trauma 106

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

M any people are traumatised rather than healed by their interaction with mainstream mental health services, especially their admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Concurrently, many mental health professionals carry a burden of their own trauma and are not healthy individuals. What do we mean by healing?

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Hospitality Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Construction 92

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

R ob Wipond is known for his critical work on mental health, psychiatry, and civil rights. This event is scheduled for March 25th but ahead of this I took the opportunity to ask Rob a few questions. He reached out for mental health help, as were all told so often to do.

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Poverty and mental health Hospitality Legal 102

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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Poverty and mental health Hospitality Family dynamics Nonprofits 127