We’re in a Mental Health Crisis. Why Do We Refuse to Help People with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia?

• By: Matt Kudish Robert Laitman, MD Ann Mandel-Laitman, MD Donna Taylor, MSN, RN
• July 29th, 2024
• mental health, physician education, schizophrenia, suicide prevention, Summer 2024 Issue
• 1575    1

90% of our country believes we are facing a mental health crisis.1 And whenever there is a tragic incident in New York City, our City and State say that yet another person with schizophrenia has fallen through the cracks.2 We have a solution staring us in the face which can help alleviate...

PSA Addresses Mental Health Stigma in the Latino Community

• By: Matt Kudish National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC)
• April 18th, 2023
• family, Latino community, mental health stigma, mental illness, Spanish language, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction
• 867    0

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC), which has been providing support to families and individuals affected by mental illness for over 40 years, has developed culturally responsive programs to help address the mental health needs of the Latino community. Our Helpline...

Centering the Family: What It Means to Implement Family-Focused Practice (FFP) in Adult Mental Health Care

• By: Matt Kudish National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC)
• January 17th, 2023
• admissions, after-care, engagement, family, family-focused practice, hospitalization, providers, serious mental illness, Winter 2023 Issue
• 1281    0

Providers have an important role and responsibility to engage families when patients have a psychiatric hospitalization. HIPAA is often used to deny patients' families access to critical information. By educating and engaging families along the way, we can significantly reduce patient readmission...

The Transformative Power of Families Helping Families

• By: Matt Kudish National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC)
• July 14th, 2022
• families, family psychosocial education, family-to-family interventions, mental health stigma, relationships, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue
• 1466    0

“I can now see that my loved one and their mental illness are separate.” I was fortunate to hear this powerful insight recently from one of NAMI-NYC’s participating family members. The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC) is built on the transformative power of...