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Judges must divert more cases to mental health treatment, task force says ⁦National Center for State Courts⁩ ⁦⁦Marc A. Levin 🇺🇸🇺🇦⁩ ⁦Francisco Fernandez⁩ ⁦⁦Andy Imparato⁩ ⁦⁦John Santopietro MD ⁦Pete Miller 🇺🇸⁩ ⁦Dan Gillison⁩ Lori Levin⁩ ⁦⁦ reuters.com/legal/legalind…

Thank you Thomas Insel, MD for sharing this Slate excerpt about the politics of #mentalhealth from my recent book "Fighting for Recovery" Beacon Press

#LivedExperience is a key component of #mentalhealth peer support. slate.com/technology/202…

Hope to see you Sunday in Boston. Conversation, refreshments, connection at the APHA Mental Health #mentalhealth NAMI Massachusetts National Association of Peer Supporters (N.A.P.S.) Patrick J. Kennedy @nyaprs

Congrats to Howie the Harp and Community Access #JustPay for #mentalhealth leadership training PEERS. Caroline Lewis @nyaprs Patrick J. Kennedy

Commentary: Duval County’s Veterans Treatment Court is succeeding ⁦The Florida Bar⁩ ⁦The Florida State Guardianship Association (FSGA)⁩ ⁦tom herzog⁩ ⁦Representative Christine Hunschofsky⁩ ⁦Pete Miller 🇺🇸⁩ ⁦NAMIJacksonville⁩ ⁦Marc A. Levin 🇺🇸🇺🇦⁩ ⁦Kari B. Hertel 💕🇺🇦⁩ jaxdailyrecord.com/article/commen…

I'm disappointed in humanity. Research has shown for years that good nutrition and exercise are healthy, and you shouldn't obsess over weight. Scientists know healthy living is what counts, not the scale. Yet we still size-shame people. Why? Salon salon.com/2022/11/06/how…

SCOTUS case can potentially curtail legal rights for Medicaid beneficiaries. SCOTUSblog Health Affairs APHA Mental Health Commonwealth Fund Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Election results mixed for #mentalhealth. Champion Ron Wyden re-elected; Senator Cortez Masto too close to call; Judy Chu likely to win. CAHOOTS #aphamh;

National Judicial Task Force affirms justice requires continuum of behavioral health services. ncsc.org/__data/assets/… #MentalHealthMatters #mentalhealth #APHAmh

Shame on Yale for discriminating against students with mental health needs. #mentalhealth Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Matthew Rozsa PEERS Disability Rights CT Yale University

Instead of talking about 'mental disorder' epidemics, how about we discuss the epidemics of loneliness, inequality, work dissatisfaction, child neglect, debt-stress, insecure or over work, domestic abuse, inflation, household poverty & various addictions (illicit & prescribed)..?

Delighted that Ms. Magazine published this piece about #mentalhealth grassroots pioneers PEERS National Association of Peer Supporters (N.A.P.S.) Beacon Press APHA Mental Health Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity msmagazine.com/2022/12/06/men…

Hiii folks! For some reason my colleagues at CCITNYC are giving me the bullhorn next week (12/20) to call for #Community Care NOT #Coercion! RSVP today to join me ➡️ bit.ly/Dec20Rally #peersnotpolice #carenotcops #mayoradams #mentalhealth #nycadvocacy

Opinion: Mayor Adams' Reforms Are Stuck in the Past | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fighti… @nyaprs Bud CCITNYC Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Governor Kathy Hochul

Remembering Consumer-Survivor Activists | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/figh… PEERS @nyaprs Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund CCITNYC Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law #mentalhealth Patrick J. Kennedy

It’s been easy to scapegoat mental illness and attach it to issues needing attention, such as gun control. Those associations just confuse the matter. That’s why public support for mental health reform initiatives are so important. Phyllis Vine buff.ly/3HbDPTD