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The Birth of The “Just Stop It” Movement: A Family’s Journey Through Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

T his is the story of Will, a young man who plunged into an extreme state following exposure to a synthetic street drug, which led to repeat psychiatric hospitalizations—and the effect on family members who supported him along the way. So his hospitalization nearly doubled his separation from his family. We were kept in the dark.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Leigh, Mother of Melissa

Mad in America

She spent three years living with us, in and out of short stays in psychiatric hospitals, getting more and more depressed. She experienced kindling and BIND (benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction), a term that a nonprofit, the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices [ABBP], introduced.

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The State of Mental Health in U.S. Communities: Insights from NACCHO Behavioral Health 360

Credible Mind

CredibleMind, under Van Brunts leadership, provides organizations like employers, health plans, hospitals, and health departments with a mental health information system designed to promote emotional wellbeing and mental health.

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How Research Is Advancing Our Understanding of OCD

NAMI

Dr. Wilhelm is the Chief of Psychology and Director of the Center for OCD and Related Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital, and she serves as the Vice Chair of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board at the IOCDF. The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is a donor-supported nonprofit organization.

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Multiplicity and Mad Studies: An Interview with Jazmine Russell

Mad in America

Autoimmunity increases the risk of having a psychotic episode, and if you’re labeled with psychosis or schizophrenia, you’re also much more likely to be hospitalized for an autoimmune disease. is the nature of these large nonprofit conglomerates that provide mental health services. Diving into that research was fascinating for me.

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Leaving Biological Psychiatry Behind: An Interview With Rodrigo Nardi

Mad in America

You don’t serve the hospital. Siem: Your nonprofit, the New England Psychiatry Mentorship Institute, is fairly new. Even if your employer is a place that takes Medicare or Medicaid money, that’s tax money.” Brooke Siem: What do you mean by “fiduciary duty to your patient”? You don’t serve the clinic that hired you.

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2025 Election Begins March 1

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

MPS Positions : MPS Member, APA Fellow Personal Statement : In clinical practice, I have worked in a number of different settings, including a hospital-based IOP, solo private practice, a managed care organization, and now a school-based OMHC and a non-public level V school serving students with Autism.