Increase Awareness

The Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment for people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The US Mental Health system is broken. You can get involved in Fixing the System by advocating for legislation concerning key issues such as

• Funding mental illness and criminal justice reform provisions

• Decriminalizing mental illness

• Clarifying HIPAA regulations

• Improving access to psychiatric beds

• Proper data collection on the role and prevalence of serious mental illness in public systems.

You can influence Mental Health Policy by becoming a TAC Advocate in Your State and by contacting your local, state, and federal elected leaders.

• FIND Your Elected Officials

• CONTACT them

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Promote awareness on your social media and get involved in or organize local events. See References for example activities.

References

NAMI Awareness Events--Mental Health Month

Mental Health America (MHA): May Is Mental Health Month 2020: Tools 2 Thrive

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day