This graph shows the loss of public psychiatric beds between 2005 and 2010. Where are the most severely mentally ill now? Most likely in jails, prisons or homeless.
An excellent visual and a good argument for AOT. The number of petitions for involuntary commitment is on the rise, but the number of approvals remains flat. The graph shows the number of people with mental illness who are committed vs the number of people with mental illness who are not committed in Nevada.
The Vera Institute of Justice reports that a large proportion of county jail inmates in California preparing to reenter society have drug or mental health problems.
A mentally ill man is silhouetted by his cell's window as he peers out from the small opening of his cell door. He is one of many people with a mental illness sent to prison for treatment because there is no where else for him to go.
A mentally ill man sits alone in the dayroom inside Idaho's maximum security prison south of Boise, Idaho, Jan. 24, 2007. He is one of many of Idaho's mentally ill sent to the prison for treatment because there is no where else for him to go.
LISTEN TO DR. E. FULLER TORREY ON THE DIANE REHM SHOW!
Founder and board member E. Fuller Torrey will be featured on the Diane Rehm Show in the Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 10:00 a.m ET. Check your local listing for NPR affiliate stations to hear the program wherever you live.
Treatment for mental illness should be easier to get than guns.
We want to know! Tell us your story. Why do you give to the Treatment Advocacy Center? Email us at: info@treatmentadvocacycenter.org
The "AOT Roadshow" campaign just hit the 20% point. Oops ... it hit 21% while writing this. Thank you, road trippers!
Coming Monday: Our "AOT Roadshow" campaign! Stay tuned....
Our fall of Catalyst is in the mail but you can read it online now by clicking through from our Home page!
Our new and expanded 'Family Advocate' issue of Catalyst is now online on the website and in the mail to your home or office if we have your mailing address.
