Advocating for those living with serious brain disorders. We need to be the voice for those that are too sick to fight for their rights
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There is nothing more heartbreaking & inhumane than watching your adult child’s serious mental illness exacerbate & not be able to help them because they don’t believe they are ill. #MA families need options to help them get needed treatment #BOSPOLI #MAPOLI #SMIMatters
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Behind every NSSC conversation is a team grounded in lived experience. 💚 This #GlobalPeerSupportCelebrationDay, we honor everyone who offers families in crisis empathy, guidance, and hope. No family should have to navigate severe mental illness alone.
#GPSCD2026 #PeerSupport
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1/2 News: @NSSCoalition has received a $229K grant from @BMSnews to launch Crisis to Care (C2C)—a 5-state pilot equipping families of adults with severe mental illness with peer Navigators & digital health tools. einpresswire.com/article/945…
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“It is time to stop asking families to stand outside the doors of treatment in the dark. Real compassion opens the door before a loved one is lost to the street, the jail, the emergency room, or the grave.”
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Living with SMI? Your voice can help shape more inclusive workplaces.
NSSC is proud to collaborate with @OneMindOrg on the Flourish@Work survey. Please take 10–15 minutes to share your lived experience—or share with someone who can.
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#FlourishAtWork
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Caring for a loved one with severe mental illness is exhausting. The constant hypervigilance and fear take an invisible toll.
Setting boundaries is not giving up. It is self-preservation. You are doing the best you can—and you are not alone. ❤️
#CaregiverSupport #SMI #NSSC
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The Lindsay Clancy case can teach us about severe mental illness, psychosis, and the urgent need to recognize psychosis as the medical emergency it is.
This is a conversation we cannot afford to ignore. I hope you’ll read and share. nationalshatteringsilencecoa…
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Proud of Darrell Herrmann for bringing his lived experience with severe mental illness to the conversation. Those living with these illnesses deserve to be heard—and have a seat at the table.
#NSSC #LivedExperience
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Federal policy must recognize the true severity of Severe Mental Illness. 🏛️
The NSSC Policy Action Committee has officially submitted a 27-page response to HHS for the Great American Recovery Initiative. Check out our core roadmap for reform below!
#SMI #PolicyAction #NSSC
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Someone asked me to cite an example of how federally funded PAIMI misuses Olmstead. This is the most famous case, William Bruce killed his mother after PAIMI lawyers fought against attempt to involuntarily treat.
Most stories don’t make the news because families don’t have resources or are too afraid to go public. It’s a shame DJ Jaffe’s website wasn’t kept active as he cataloged all these things.
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When community integration becomes abandonment. Read more open.substack.com/pub/debora…
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This #IndependenceDay, we reflect on what freedom means for families affected by severe mental illness.
Real independence begins with timely treatment.
Thank you to every caregiver, peer, and advocate fighting for the #RightToBeWell. 💚🇺🇸
#FourthOfJuly #SMI #NSSC
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Meet Andrew.
From psychosis to purpose, his story shows what's possible when people receive timely treatment, support, and hope. Recovery is possible.
Read his story: nationalshatteringsilencecoa…
#MentalHealth #Psychosis #Recovery #TreatmentSaves
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Advocates are asking the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a bill that would create a new system for dealing with patients with serious mental illnesses. wcvb.com/article/mental-heal…
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We surpassed our “Era of Accountability” goal. 💚 Thank you to everyone who stood with us in demanding real care for severe mental illness.
Now we build. Join our 31-state movement:
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#ShatterTheSilence #SMI
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Why do we treat brain illness like a behavioral choice? 🧠
People with severe mental illness deserve treatment — not jail cells.
NSSC Florida State Director Jack Wood is calling for Regional Centers of Excellence for Severe Brain Disorders.
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#FloridaSMI
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Families are told “nothing can be done” until tragedy occurs. That is not compassion. It's systemic neglect.
The NSSC Strategic Roadmap lays out the blueprint for a National Standard of Care for severe mental illness.
DOWNLOAD THE BLUEPRINT: nationalshatteringsilencecoa…
#CrisisToCare
Ann Corcoran RN MSN retweeted
America is paying a $343B Neglect Tax — funding jail cells instead of treatment & hospital beds. The cost of ignoring severe mental illness is devastating for families & communities alike. It’s time to fund real solutions.
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#NeglectTax #FiscalAccountability
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No family should navigate the SMI void alone. 🤝
Breanna Smith explains how a Peer Navigator could have saved her family from the “research trap.”
The C2C Pilot is the bridge. Invest $50 ↓
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#SMI #CrisisToCare #TreatmentBeforeTragedy
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"The lifeguards were standing right there. But the law told them they couldn't swim." 🥀
Today’s Forensic feature is the Victim Impact Statement of Rosa DeGout. A haunting look at the fatal cost of the HIPAA wall and "Waiting for Danger." 🧠
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#NSSC #SMI
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Family love is not a substitute for mental health care.
Too many families are forced to carry the burden when the system fails those living with severe mental illness.
It’s time to end the standard of neglect.
HELP US END THE NEGLECT: nationalshatteringsilencecoa…
#SMI #MHAM2026
