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Ten Years of Progress, More to Come

In the fall of 1998, most of the country had not heard the names Kendra Webdale or Laura Wilcox.   Students at Virginia Tech were known mainly as vocal fans of their successful football team.   This would change.  Preventable tragedies involving these people eventually became a focal point for reforming state treatment laws.

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Government Makes Right Research Turn

In a major development affecting federal medical research, the National Institute of Mental Health will place more emphasis on preventing and curing mental illnesses.  The move is part of a new strategic plan designed to guide research for the next five years.

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Severe Shortage of Psychiatric Beds Sounds National Alarm Bell

Report finds US deficit of nearly 100,000 inpatient beds; result is increased homelessness, emergency room overcrowding, and use of jails and prisons as de-facto psychiatric hospitals

A March 2008 report by the Treatment Advocacy Center reveals that for every 20 public psychiatric beds that existed in the US in 1955, only one such bed existed in 2005.

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Resource Spotlight

  • Torrey's 'The Insanity Offense'

    • Book Royalties to be Donated 

    The Insanity Offense, E. Fuller Torrey, M.D.'s latest book, describes in detail one of the greatest social disasters in recent American history.  This compelling book details what's wrong with mental illness treatment and what can be done to improve care.  A "must read" for advocates and others.

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