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Solitary Confinement = Legalized Torture

New York Amsterdam News reports on disproportionate use of solitary confinement as punishment for People of Color

ANOSOGNOSIA...aka lack of insight for people with SMI....and you thought it was a song by Nicki Minaj

Anosognosia is the: "lack of insight," symptomatic in people with severe mental illness (SMI) experienced by some that impairs a person’s ability to understand and perceive his or her illness. It is the single largest reason why people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder refuse medications or do not seek treatment.

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Criminal Justice Resources For People With Mental Illness

Unfortunately, many individuals with mental illness have encounters with the criminal justice system. Here is a list of resources to help prevent arrest.

The alarming correlation between budget cuts for mental health treatment and increased encounters with the police

People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other civilians approached or stopped by law enforcement, according to a new study released today by the Treatment Advocacy Center.

The report, “Overlooked in the Undercounted: The Role of Mental Illness in Fatal Law Enforcement Encounters,” urges lawmakers to reduce loss of life and the many social costs associated with police shootings by enacting public policies that will:

Restore the mental health system so that individuals with severe mental illness are not left to deteriorate until their actions provoke a police response;
Fund reliable federal tracking and reporting of all incidents involving the use of deadly force by law enforcement, whether lethal or not; and
Assure that the role of mental illness in fatal police shootings is identified and reported in government data collection.

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Treatment for Children with Prader Willi syndrome: an array of supports

Were Alise’s actions that of a parent in the role of caretaker? Or was she an abuser? A BLIND EYE now available for pre-order.

Physical Restraint Techniques In Psychiatric Care

Use of restraint in treatment settings has greatly decreased over the years, but restraints continue to be a primary strategy for the control of children in care facilities. Racial biases factor in to the use of restraint for children of color. A BLIND EYE coming April 2021 (Ninestar Press)

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