Families are naive and uninitiated in the harsh realities that lie in wait for loved ones who have a severe mental illness diagnosis.  Families and supporters may believe that once their loved one is admitted to a hospital for treatment, that this is a time of respite, a time when the daily stress, anxiety, and … Continue reading Pressing charges against patients under treatment: Criminalization can begin in the hospital ward.

The more we talk about "mental illness", the less society understands severe mental illness.  Conscientious journalists and reporters deserve credit for bringing attention to the crisis of criminalization of mental illness, but it is clear from the content of many well-intentioned articles, and opinion pages these days, that there is a lack of understanding of the distinction … Continue reading One Step Forward,Two Steps Back