Ann Corcoran

Thanks for having me, Tony. And it's been great to collaborate with you on Humanities Over Handcuffs, giving families and mental health advocates a chance to have their voices be heard.

Thanks for having me, Tony. And it's been great to collaborate with you on Humanities Over Handcuffs, giving families and mental health advocates a chance to have their voices be heard.

Thanks for having me, Tony. And it's been great to collaborate with you on Humanities Over Handcuffs, giving families and mental health advocates a chance to have their voices be heard.

So the National Shadow and Silence Coalition, it was founded in 2017 by a woman by the name of Jean Gore. And unfortunately, she lost her battle to cancer about two years ago. I stepped up as executive director and have been involved with the organization for about two years at that point in time. And, you know, we've just really continued to grow from there.

So the National Shadow and Silence Coalition, it was founded in 2017 by a woman by the name of Jean Gore. And unfortunately, she lost her battle to cancer about two years ago. I stepped up as executive director and have been involved with the organization for about two years at that point in time. And, you know, we've just really continued to grow from there.

So the National Shadow and Silence Coalition, it was founded in 2017 by a woman by the name of Jean Gore. And unfortunately, she lost her battle to cancer about two years ago. I stepped up as executive director and have been involved with the organization for about two years at that point in time. And, you know, we've just really continued to grow from there.

We're an organization made up of caregivers, peers, and professionals all looking to advocate to improve outcomes for those with serious mental illness in their families.

We're an organization made up of caregivers, peers, and professionals all looking to advocate to improve outcomes for those with serious mental illness in their families.

We're an organization made up of caregivers, peers, and professionals all looking to advocate to improve outcomes for those with serious mental illness in their families.

Well, I think that word is just getting out there and we're doing a lot of educational awareness. We do peer and pro talks quarterly. We've developed several guides. One is a psychosis guide. The other is a caregiver guide. We've also done collaborations with people like yourself in Humanities Over Handcuffs, but also with Aware Now, that's a digital platform magazine for social causes.

Well, I think that word is just getting out there and we're doing a lot of educational awareness. We do peer and pro talks quarterly. We've developed several guides. One is a psychosis guide. The other is a caregiver guide. We've also done collaborations with people like yourself in Humanities Over Handcuffs, but also with Aware Now, that's a digital platform magazine for social causes.

Well, I think that word is just getting out there and we're doing a lot of educational awareness. We do peer and pro talks quarterly. We've developed several guides. One is a psychosis guide. The other is a caregiver guide. We've also done collaborations with people like yourself in Humanities Over Handcuffs, but also with Aware Now, that's a digital platform magazine for social causes.

We have done the Beyond Stigma campaign, which features people a story every month in their column showing that the reason that individuals with severe mental illness aren't getting the help they need goes well beyond stigma. And so we're really just trying to get our stories out there so that people can understand that it's discrimination and neglect that these individuals are facing.

We have done the Beyond Stigma campaign, which features people a story every month in their column showing that the reason that individuals with severe mental illness aren't getting the help they need goes well beyond stigma. And so we're really just trying to get our stories out there so that people can understand that it's discrimination and neglect that these individuals are facing.

We have done the Beyond Stigma campaign, which features people a story every month in their column showing that the reason that individuals with severe mental illness aren't getting the help they need goes well beyond stigma. And so we're really just trying to get our stories out there so that people can understand that it's discrimination and neglect that these individuals are facing.

Because if you think about any other marginalized group, where would we let someone become homeless, not treat them in and out of a hospital? There really isn't another group that I can think of that we treat this way.

Because if you think about any other marginalized group, where would we let someone become homeless, not treat them in and out of a hospital? There really isn't another group that I can think of that we treat this way.

Because if you think about any other marginalized group, where would we let someone become homeless, not treat them in and out of a hospital? There really isn't another group that I can think of that we treat this way.

Yeah, so that's a great question. It really isn't stigma. When we talk about severe mental illness and people in psychosis, which means they have lost touch with reality, they can't choose to have treatment because they don't know. And I know that you know the word anosognosia. They have no awareness into the illness. Therefore, they are not going to seek treatment.

Yeah, so that's a great question. It really isn't stigma. When we talk about severe mental illness and people in psychosis, which means they have lost touch with reality, they can't choose to have treatment because they don't know. And I know that you know the word anosognosia. They have no awareness into the illness. Therefore, they are not going to seek treatment.