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Now at @TreatmentAdvCtr #TACResearch

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Like research updates on serious mental illness? Follow @TACResearch now at @TreatmentAdvCtr #TACResearch!

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

.@TACResearch is transitioning over to @TreatmentAdvCtr! Follow #TACResearch for relevant research news and posts from the Office of Research and Public Affairs at the Treatment Advocacy Center.

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

In 9 out of the last 28 mass killings in the United States, the perpetrator had psychotic symptoms https://t.co/fuPub8SGpy

[Carolyn D. Gorman @CarolynGorman_]

Happy Friday! Just a reminder that more people with serious mental illness are in prisons and jails than in hospitals. And that these inmates are more likely to be victimized and placed on suicide watch. Probably not the best place for them to get care.

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

A study of correctional staff in a #Pennsylvania county jails finds staff face significant ethical challenges in regards to housing and treating individuals with serious mental illness #RESEARCHWEEKLY https://t.co/voXQopaAiy

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@tcpasquini Glad you found it useful, Teresa! I will post the recording when it comes available. And send your regards to Doris! --Elizabeth

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

Total economic burden of serious mental illness in #Pennsylvania is estimated to be more than $5 billion per year #RESEARCHWEEKLY https://t.co/voXQopaAiy

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

This week, #RESEARCHWEEKLY is focused on research relevant to #Pennsylvania, as legislators consider a proposal to modify its commitment standards –one of the most restrictive in the country –to facilitate assisted outpatient treatment programs. https://t.co/voXQopaAiy

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

T minus 30 minutes until the @samhsagov sponsored webinar on the @TACResearch and NASMHPD report, Beyond Beds, with Doris Fuller and Dr. Debra Pinals!

https://t.co/Lid7TNWsWe

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

New research finds that by 2024, the availability of psychiatrists is projected to reach an all-time low. Without an adequate supply of psychiatrists, no law or policy change can ensure adequate care for individuals with the most serious mental illnesses.

https://t.co/WZc6WoUTpB

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

Great new research paper from @domsisti at @UPenn_MedEthics on the impacts of criminalization of serious mental illness and the resulting ethical challenges in correctional health care https://t.co/lhoH6Sbf9o

[National Association for Behavioral Healthcare @NABHbehavioral]

There is lack of use of #evidencebased practices for people with serious #mentalillness. Our jails and prison have become de facto #mentalhealth institutions.

We need to do better.

—@DrMcCance_Katz of @SAMHSAgov #NABH18

[Breakdown-book @Emerg_Psych]

Seeking Inpatient Treatment? The Mentally Ill Need Not Apply, written by me, published by the Treatment Advocacy Center https://t.co/dqKqygsA2S

[Teresa Pasquini @tcpasquini]

Grateful to see @TACResearch and @TreatmentAdvCtr's efforts to properly count SMI recognized in this month's @PsychTimes. No more #HocusPocus, my family counts. https://t.co/8VNhGouEAt

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Thanks to @MentalIllPolicy DJ Jaffe on his work in eliminating barriers to treatment for individuals with serious mental illness and highlighting our work to end the IMD exclusion. See more at https://t.co/ELsRfNdHyd https://t.co/vHFOnqFT6A

[Carolyn D. Gorman @CarolynGorman_]

National Review podcast well-worth 30 minutes of your time: In light of the debate over mass shootings, @MentalIllPolicy's DJ Jaffe discusses ways to help the severely mentally ill. https://t.co/2BOJN0t3db

[Psychiatric Times @PsychTimes]

To our esteemed followers, a PDF of the March issue of @PsychTimes can be found at https://t.co/I1uAGVIYMy. Skip to page 11 for NIMH Director's response to the cover story #mentalhealth #psychiatry

[Carolyn D. Gorman @CarolynGorman_]

"...without a full repeal [of the federal IMD Exclusion], individuals with substance use and mental health conditions will continue to be overlooked as psychiatric care becomes increasingly bedless." @domsisti https://t.co/ndRarZqr7P

[TAC @taccommunicate]

ICYMI - After Dr. E. Fuller Torrey & Elizabeth Sinclair highlighted @NIMHgov's misrepresentation of prevalence data, Dir. Joshua A. Gordon told @PsychTimes that his agency is now "in the process of expeditiously reviewing and updating" their webpage! Read: https://t.co/rcccZVfQPa

[ScatterGOOD Foundation @ScattergoodFdn]

Check out this @JAMAPsych piece by @domsisti of @ScattergoodEthx, Elizabeth Sinclair of @TACResearch, & Steven Sharfstein Bedless Psychiatry—Rebuilding Behavioral Health Service Capacity https://t.co/OHjQaqyEoV

[TACResearch @TACResearch]

Thanks to @peteearley in highlighting this great piece by John Oliver on mental illness. @iamjohnoliver -- the problem has only gotten worse. There are now more than 13X more people with mental illness in jails and prisons than in a psychiatric hospital! https://t.co/oZ8J2KZwcd

[Pete Earley @peteearley]

"Aftermath of a mass shooting is worst time to speak about mental health." John Oliver explains why our mental... https://t.co/zkuZpfr4Dc