Reform Priorities: SMI Research & Funding
There has been a continuous decline in government research and funding towards severe mental illness in the past 30 years. Today, very little of the $2.2 billion spent by the National Institute of Mental Health, the main government agency that funds research into mental illness, goes towards projects that would actually improve the lives of people with severe mental illness (SMI) and their loved ones in their lifetime.
Treatment Advocacy Center seeks to hold the government and other entities accountable to ensure they maintain their focus on reducing the distress and improving the lives of people with severe mental illness and their families and loved ones. We work to support the development of treatments for and research into all aspects of serious mental illness, including clinical research for new treatments, epidemiological data on the prevalence of SMI diagnoses, and the impact of SMI on health, criminal legal, and social service systems.
Publications on SMI Research & Funding
by Hope Parker (February 7, 2024) Black individuals who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community report higher levels of psychological distress than the general population. These higher levels of […]
Research Weekly Uncategorized
by Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez, PhD, Rebecca Marcolina, MPH, Research, Data, & Analytics Team, and John Snook, JD, Chief Policy Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute In this guest post, […]
Research Weekly Suicide
By Shanti Silver (January 17, 2023) In December 2023, the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission staff released a report on Virginia’s nine state hospitals, including recommendations for the […]
Research Weekly
By Hope Parker (January 3, 2024) A new year brings new opportunities to advocate for effective, evidence-based care for people with severe mental illness. This January, Research Weekly will highlight […]
Research Weekly
(November 8, 2023) The summer of 2023 was considered the summer of extreme heat in America, with temperatures reaching the triple digits in many states across the United States. In early […]
Clinical Research Research Weekly SMI SMI Research
By Shanti Silver (November 1, 2023) Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania or hypomania. The disorder is estimated to impact more than […]
Clinical Research Research Weekly SMI SMI Research Suicide
By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental illness (SMI) and […]
Clinical Research Research Weekly SMI SMI Research Uncategorized
By Hope Parker (October 16, 2023) Black adults have greater barriers to accessing psychiatric care, such as a higher prevalence of intergenerational poverty and underinsurance, than their white counterparts. However, Black adults simultaneously remain overrepresented in […]
Clinical Research Research Weekly SMI SMI Research
By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (October 11, 2023) Grandiose delusions are false impressions of one’s own importance and can present in different ways. For example, an individual experiencing grandiose delusions may […]
Clinical Research Research Weekly SMI SMI Research
By Shanti Silver (October 4, 2023) A psychiatric advanced directive (PAD) is a way for people with severe mental illness to document their preferences for treatment in advance of an […]
Research Weekly SMI
This month’s roundup is in honor of Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month and highlights the experiences of Latino people whose lives are impacted by severe mental illness. This month’s roundup is […]
Research Weekly
By Shanti Silver (September 20, 2023) Approximately 4% of parents in the United States live with a serious mental illness. While there has been a growing awareness of the unique challenges […]
Research Weekly SMI
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