Stop Abuse Campaign
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
We’re becoming more comfortable attributing homelessness to “mental illness,” which usually means profound, unmanaged psychotic mental illnesses like schizophrenia are considered a primary cause. . Mental illness is common among homeless people, but the most common diagnoses include substance abuse and mood disorders.
Stop Abuse Campaign
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
It’s not what you think… How mental illness causes homelessness We’re becoming more comfortable attributing homelessness to “mental illness,” which usually means profound, unmanaged psychotic mental illnesses like schizophrenia are considered a primary cause. The same holds for community mental health services.
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Stop Abuse Campaign
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
In contrast, 28 percent of Connecticut residents treated for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder had been arrested or detained. Even though many jail and prison inmates qualify as having a substance abuse disorder, few can access any addiction treatment while incarcerated. Substance abuse disorders fuel much juvenile crime.
Stop Abuse Campaign
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
In contrast, 28 percent of Connecticut residents treated for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder had been arrested or detained. . Even though many jail and prison inmates qualify as having a substance abuse disorder, few can access any addiction treatment while incarcerated. Substance abuse disorders fuel much juvenile crime.
Society of Clinical Psychology
AUGUST 15, 2017
Governments and advocacy groups have introduced initiatives to combat mental illness stigma, and researchers have worked to identify ways to measure and improve attitudes about mental illness. Does contact with a person with bipolar disorder improve attitudes about people with “mental illness” more broadly? Pescosolido, 2013).
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