SB1309 a New AZ Law, After Family Tragedy
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Colorado Sun
Jennifer Brown, Reporter/Co-Founder
The pattern goes like this: Vassis’ daughter, who has schizoaffective disorder, doesn’t take her medicine or is denied medication, goes into psychosis, gets arrested and goes to jail, is released to the streets, is admitted to a mental health facility, is released on day 13 or 14 because her Medicaid insurance runs out on day 15, does OK for a few days or weeks and then stops taking her medication again. Repeat. This story is not unique. It’s similar to all the other stories told by parents (nationwide).
12News
Colleen Sikora, Journalist/Reporter
A new state report finds behavioral health hospitals, serving some of the most vulnerable in the state, are financially unhealthy themselves.
Mad Mom, Deborah Geelsing is in this interview.
"It's a system that needs change," Geesling said, "to serve the most vulnerable."
CITELINE
Washington DC
Sue Sutter, Senior Editor
The atypical antipsychotic’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy should be retired because the requirements for prescriber education and documentation on absolute …
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The Committees will discuss the reevaluation of the Clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) and possible changes to minimize burden on patients, pharmacies, and prescribers while maintaining safe use of Clozapine.
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Panel Discussion & Voting Start @ 7:31:01
CRONKITENEWS
Pathways to Equity podcast: Episode 1
... for the seriously mentally ill on the families and community. Listen to our conversation with (President of 'ACMI' Association for the Chronically Mentally Ill) Josh Mozell, one of a few lawyers in the country with a mental health-care practice, and (Arizona Mad Mom) Tyra Street, whose son has schizophrenia.
Arizona's Family
Alexis Dominguez, Anchor - Reporter
Valley moms (AZ Mad Moms - including families) are sounding the alarm on bed shortages and shorter stays for severe mental health patients at psychiatric inpatient care facilities.
CronkiteNews AZPBS
Shi Bradley, News Digital Reporter-Phoenix
Bed shortages and inadequate care leave patients with Serious Mental Illness in metro Phoenix at risk.
Multiple hospitals in the state are currently at capacity and have turned away patients in recent months, and those who do get beds are often discharged prematurely.
KJZZ 91.5 Phoenix
Matthew Casey, Senior Field Correspondent
“What is so sad is that the report found that Phoenix's officers act on the assumption that people with disabilities are dangerous."
Attorney Larry Wulkan
By Najahe Sherman
MIAMI - A first-of-its-kind mental health facility is now a big step closer to opening in Miami-Dade County. The facility aims to help people with severe mental illness, who are caught in the criminal justice system.
... which found Missouri is mistreating thousands of mentally ill citizens. The report lays out the year-and-a-half investigation ...
Rachel Streiff co-founded an Arizona-based organization called ‘Arizona Mad Moms',
which now has a chapter in Missouri.
azcentral.com
Stephanie Innes, Health Reporter
4 new mental health laws are "cause for hope", AZ (Mad Moms) group says.
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'Beyond Stigma' Exclusive Column by
National Shattering Silence Coalition
This story is about Crystal's son Joshua, and his father John, the inspiration for “John’s Law” recently passed in Arizona Legislation 2024.
12News
Erica Stapleton, I-Team Reporter
Victory for Mad Moms: Gov. Hobbs signs mental health bill into law. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Consuelo Hernandez.
Arizona's Family
Alexis Dominguez, Anchor - Reporter
Teen substance abuse and mental health program launching in Sun City West
Arizona Capital Times
Hannah Elsmore, Senate Reporter
Mondays mean Senate hears true stories of mental health crisis.
P82 Project Restoration
Deborah Geesling, President
There’s a grassroots movement afoot. Actually, movement is too weak of a word. I would characterize it more like a Texas storm front with ominous clouds gathering.
Mothers, sisters, grandparents, fathers, brothers who have loved ones and friends living with serious mental illness, they’re mad. They’ve had enough.
12News
Joe Dana, Anchor
Arizona lawmakers propose new bills for psychiatric care of seriously mentally ill.
Treatment Advocacy Center
Jerri Clark, Resource and Advocacy Manager
"Gone, But Not Gone"
Ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without a significant likelihood of reaching emotional closure or a clear understanding. This kind of loss leaves a person searching for answers, and thus complicates and delays the process of grieving, and often results in unresolved grief.
12News
Erica Stapleton, I-Team Reporter
'We could not get him help'. Mother demands change in Arizona's mental health care system after son dies by suicide in prison.
Arizona Mad Mom's co-founder Crystal Fox - this article is about her son, Joshua John Fox.
We are mothers, parents, family members and caregivers who have come together to advocate for the safe use of Clozapine for our loved ones with a psychiatric condition.
"Clozapine is certainly not the only medicine available to physicians and patients in the US with agranulocytosis as a potential adverse effect. But how many of these other medicines require a REMS program for prescribing and dispensing? None."
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Rachel Streiff, co-founder of Arizona Mad Moms