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The Treatment Advocacy Center is seeking a dynamic person with significant experience in media and public relations to join our team as Communications Director. All qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity to help bring timely and effective treatment to people with severe mental illness. 

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New Study Suggests Fish Oil May Help Prevent Schizophrenia in Earliest Stages
A study published in this month’s Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that fish oil, if taken in the earliest stages of schizophrenia, may slow the development of the disease. The study was funded by the Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI), which is a supporting organization of TAC.
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Fear for this state's sanity

Read Andrea Peyser's piece in the New York Post about the need for New York's Kendra's Law and click here to learn how you can help

Catalyst For Change

You can now read the most recent Treatment Advocacy Center newsletter Catalyst online. The lead article continues our examination of the public institutions that, unfortunately, have become de facto shelters and what this tells us about our need to treat people in need.  We share with you the results of a survey published in the journal of the Public Library Association.

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Violent behavior: One of the consequences of failing to treat individuals with severe mental illness

It is well known that the two major demographic predictors of violent behavior are male sex and younger age. It is also known that the two major clinical predictors of violent behavior are past history of violence and substance abuse (alcohol and/or drug). Recent studies have established that being severely mentally ill and not taking medication is a third major clinical predictor of violent behavior.

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Treatment Advocacy Center Welcomes Brian Stettin, New Policy Director

KEY PLAYER IN WINNING FIGHT FOR KENDRA’S LAW

The Treatment Advocacy Center announced today that Brian Stettin has joined its staff as Policy Director.  In this new position, Brian will help to lead state-level legislative reform and implementation campaigns, direct a judicial education program, and nurture alliances between TAC and like-minded groups.

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