RESEARCH WEEKLY: The Life Circumstances of U.S Veterans with Schizophrenia
 Veterans with schizophrenia have higher rates of unemployment, divorce, incarceration and premature death compared to their counterparts without schizophrenia.
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RESEARCH WEEKLY: Cognition and Insight in Schizophrenia
 (October 5, 2022) People with schizophrenia often lack insight into having a mental illness.
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Personally Speaking: Saving grace
 There is a sign that hangs in the day center in the office at my church that says, “Today’s Mania, Tomorrow’s Brilliance.“
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RESEARCH WEEKLY: September Research Roundup, Suicide Prevention Month
 (September 28, 2022) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental illness and summarizes recently published research reports or developments.
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RESEARCH WEEKLY: Early Intervention in Psychosis Programs in Preventing Suicide
 Early intervention in psychosis programs aim to support individuals in the early stages of illness, referred to as first-episode psychosis.
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Personally Speaking: How my ORPA internship helped me on the path to a career in mental health policy research
Like many people, I want to help others. But initially I did not know exactly how.
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RESEARCH WEEKLY: Underdiagnosed PTSD Among African American Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
 African Americans, in general, are at a high risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)— a mental health disorder in which a person struggles to recover from a traumatic event that they witnessed or experienced.
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RESEARCH WEEKLY: Sleep Patterns in People with Co-Occurring Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder
 Individuals with schizophrenia and co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) were found to have different sleep patterns and a lower quality of life than individuals with only SUD, according to a new study published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry.
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RESEARCH WEEKLY: August Research Roundup, California Edition
 $45.9 billion spent by State Mental Health Authorities on mental health care in 2020, $7.2 billion in California alone
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Treatment Advocacy Center’s Statement on the Passage of SB 1338, California’s CARE Court bill
Treatment Advocacy Center applauds the California State Legislature for passing SB 1338, legislation enacting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court proposal.
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