I received the following Action Alert from S&PAA (formerly Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America) – DG
Action Alert:
The Maryland Department of Health gained authority to waive the discriminatory IMD exclusion. (For introductory material, see Healing Minds NOLA Video Archive: September 18: IMD Exclusion Video Archives - Healing Minds NOLA - DG) Maryland will now be able to use federal Medicaid funds for inpatient treatment in psychiatric facilities. No longer will low-income people with severe mental illness be left behind. This will save countless lives of Marylanders.
This model is a blueprint for the rest of the country.
We are proud to have assisted the Treatment Advocacy Center with relentless action from advocate Evelyn Burton who is a TAC Board Member and also serves as our Maryland Advocacy Chair for S&PAA.
This is a great team effort to push Maryland policymakers to make sure they obtained the maximum amount of federal money to treat Marylanders with serious mental illness.
When we changed our organization's name to include the words "Action Alliance" we knew that we couldn't "just" work alone to accomplish all of the goals we have to fix the broken treatment paradigm. We have several additional initiatives lined up to collaborate across our community to enact meaningful systems-level change. Stay tuned as we work together over the months ahead.
Our Vision
Schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders are universally recognized and treated as neurobiological brain illnesses
Our Mission
Create a movement for systemic change to improve care, support, and equity for the millions of people living with schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders
We are leading a movement to improve care, support, and equity for the millions of people living with schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders
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