Maurice Clemmons is the alleged shooter of four policemen. He was likely mentally ill and untreated.

 According to the Seattle Times:

Clemmons was (previously) accused of gathering his wife and young relatives around at 3 or 4 in the morning and having them all undress. He told them...

While Congress is considering health care legislation that would provide more coverage for individuals with severe mental illness, as far-fetched as it sounds, the FDA is considering making it more difficult to treat depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis.

At the request of Scientology (and a few others), they are...

While Huffington Post has admirably tried to cover homelessness on Impact, little of the content addresses mental illness. In fact, curing serious mental illness is rarely mentioned in discussions of curing homelessness. 

Part of the reason is political. Some advocates for the homeless believe that housing is a ‘right’...

This first full week in October is being celebrated as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW). The holiday doesn’t even exist. More about that later.

But in celebration of this mythical event, well meaning mental health advocates are busy hosting events to reduce the “stigma” of mental illness.

Stop. Stop...

In answer to a question in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, President Obama publicly unequivocally asserted his desire to include treatment for mental illness as part of healthcare reform. And he has mobilized public opinion against the discriminatory practices of private insurers.  But when it comes to discrimination against the...