Schizophrenia spectrum disorders impact 1.2 percent of U.S. adults ages 18-65 — about 3.7 million people. Schizophrenia spectrum disorders include schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophreniform disorder (RTI International). Basic definition […]
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Bipolar Disorder Fact Sheet
(April 2025) Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disease that may also be called manic-depressive illness or manic depression. It causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels, making it difficult […]
COVID-19 Vaccination for People with Severe Mental Illness: An International Survey
People with serious mental illness are often on the outskirts of society, hidden from view of the public and policymakers. As a result, individuals with the most severe psychiatric disorders, […]
Assisted Outpatient Treatment: Improving Outcomes and Saving Money
Assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) is a tool in the toolbox for civil courts and mental health systems to work collaboratively to help individuals with serious mental illness caught in a […]
Racial Disparities in Individuals With Co-occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
One in four people with serious mental illness also struggle with a substance use disorder. Millions more struggle with misuse of one or more substances without meeting the high criteria […]
Dual Diagnosis: Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
People living with serious mental illness face numerous barriers to living a life unencumbered by their disorder. Many have the added challenge of a dual diagnosis – experiencing co-occurring serious […]
COVID-19 Vaccination: Myths vs. Facts
5 Tips for Helping Individuals Living with Severe Mental Illness to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine
Here we share a PDF with advice for how to educate, simplify, meet, support, and follow-up when helping someone with SMI get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Grading the States: An Analysis of Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Laws 2020
Grading the States: An Analysis of U.S. Psychiatric Treatment Laws examines the laws that provide for involuntary treatment for psychiatric illness in each state. To do so, we asked a crucial […]
Delayed and Deteriorating: Serious Mental Illness and Psychiatric Boarding in Emergency Departments
People with serious mental illness are disproportionately impacted by long wait times in emergency departments, a phenomenon known as “boarding.” These individuals experience longer waits than non-psychiatric patients and have […]
Road Runners: The Role and Impact of Law Enforcement in Transporting Individuals with Severe Mental illness
Faced with limited community treatment options and a dire shortage of psychiatric inpatient beds, those in need of mental health treatment may not receive it until a crisis occurs and […]
A Promising Start: Results from a California Survey Assessing the Use of Laura’s Law
This report shows the much improved outcomes of people with severe mental illness who are identified and targeted through outreach for robust, comprehensive community services and support. The enrollment successes […]
Grading the States: An Analysis of Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Laws 2018
Beyond Beds: The Vital Role of a Full Continuum of Psychiatric Care
Beyond Beds is a joint report with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors and represents the introductorypaper in a 10-part series on the inpatient psychiatric treatment capacity […]
Treat or Repeat: A State Survey of Serious Mental Illness, Major Crimes and Community Treatment
Individuals with serious mental illness who have committed major crimes represent 2% of the estimated 8.2 million individuals with asevere psychiatric disease in the United States. Although this is a […]