Send us a text Ann Corcoran, Executive Director of the National Shattering Silence Coalition, discusses the broken systems that fail those with serious mental illness and their families through discriminatory practices and neglect. She shares powerful stories of families desperately seeking help for loved ones in psychosis, highlighting how outdated laws and policies create barriers to treatment until tragedy strikes. • Explaining the difference between stigma and the true barriers to treatment for serious mental illness • Exploring anosognosia - the neurological inability to recognize one's own illness • Advocating for Assisted Outpatient Treatment laws to provide early intervention before hospitalization • Illuminating how prisons have become de facto mental health institutions with 70-90% of inmates having mental illness • Sharing concrete strategies for families to navigate the mental health and criminal justice systems • Demonstrating how legislative change requires education and family stories to overcome misinformation • Explaining how untreated psychosis, not lack of housing, drives many mentally ill individuals to homelessness • Highlighting the cost savings ($15+ million in one county) when proper treatment replaces incarceration Connect with the National Shattering Silence Coalition at nsscoalition.org to learn how you can help change policies that discriminate against those with serious mental illness or to get assistance navigating these complex systems. https://tonymantor.com https://Facebook.com/tonymantor https://instagram.com/tonymantor https://twitter.com/tonymantor https://youtube.com/tonymantormusic intro/outro music bed written by T. Wild Why Not Me the World music published by Mantor Music (BMI)
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Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance, and a better understanding for autism around the world. Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not May the World? Humanity Over Handcuffs, the Silent Crisis special event. Joining us today is Anne Cochran.
She is the Executive Director of the National Shattering Silence Coalition, NSSC, a powerful voice for those affected by serious mental illness, including the 8 million children and 14.2 million adults living with or lost to these conditions.
Since 2017, the NSSC, a nonpartisan alliance of family members, individuals with SMI, professionals, and compassionate advocates has been driving change and raising awareness to reform health and criminal justice systems for those with SMI. We're honored to have her share her expertise with us today. Thanks for coming on.
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.
Well, it's my pleasure. So if you could, tell me how you got involved in this charity.
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.
So how have you seen your organization grow since you've taken it over? What are some of the differences that you've seen over the last few years?
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