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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

Although most mobile psychiatric emergency cases have involved mentally high functioning patients, I’ve been most invigorated from helping the most impaired patients, usually suffering from psychosis. They are grossly underserved in both the mental health and legal systems. This results in treatment non-adherence.

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Many people associate crime with poverty, homelessness, and mental health issues. Their fight-or-flight mechanism activates, and most people will fight for themselves and their loved ones when it comes to self-preservation. This simplification neglects the multitude of factors behind crime statistics.

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Many people associate crime with poverty, homelessness, and mental health issues. Their fight-or-flight mechanism activates, and most people will fight for themselves and their loved ones when it comes to self-preservation. Mental Health . There is less of a safety net for those with few or no resources.