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 130

Mad in America

MAY 9, 2024

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. This scenario in public psychiatry settings is, unfortunately, a familiar one.

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Insurance Poverty and mental health Sleep and mental health Legal 133

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 142

Mad in America

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Research into Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) has uncovered startling connections between trauma and long-term health behaviors. ACE scores measure the impact of adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction, on long-term health and behavior.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Childhood trauma 110

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 119

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.

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Hospitality Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Construction 93

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 119