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Why the Clinton Mental-Health Plan Won’t Succeed

By D. J. Jaffe September 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s mental-health plan doesn’t address the real problems.
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Fred Upton Should Not Cave on Mental-Illness Bill

By D. J. Jaffe June 1, 2016
Congress should pass Murphy’s mental-health bill, which directs already-existing funds to treat the most seriously ill.
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Mental Illness in Congress

By D. J. Jaffe March 14, 2016
Congress is deliberating competing bills to reform mental-health treatment. One of them should pass, and another would be a disaster.
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Paul Ryan Commits to Mental-Health Reform

By D. J. Jaffe January 18, 2016
It’s crunch time for Tim Murphy’s bill to seriously reform our broken mental-health system. Murphy and Paul Ryan must not cave.
Politics & Policy

Preventing the Seriously Mentally Ill from Owning Guns Is Not Enough

By D. J. Jaffe January 5, 2016
Obama is taking a small, positive step toward preventing the seriously mentally ill from owning guns, but must do more to ensure that they get the treatment they need.
Culture

Who’s Killing the Mentally Ill?

By D. J. Jaffe December 30, 2015
The mental-health industry shuns patients with serious mental illnesses, who are released to commit crimes and burden police and prisons.
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Let’s Get Moving on Treating the Seriously Mentally Ill

By D. J. Jaffe September 24, 2015
A bill currently bottled up in committee in the House would refocus federal mental-health funds on treating the most seriously ill.
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A Chance for Real Mental-Health Reform, If the Mental-Health Industry Gets Out of the Way

By D. J. Jaffe August 4, 2015
In place of reform, the mental-health industry argues that “early identification,” “early intervention” and “education” will lead to “prevention.” Wrong on all counts.
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Hillary’s Mental-Illness Mistake

By D. J. Jaffe April 27, 2015
At a gathering in New Hampshire last Monday, Hillary Clinton announced that mental health will be a big part of her campaign. That could be a disaster for those with ...
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Federal Mental-Health Policy Needs Reform Now

By D. J. Jaffe April 2, 2015
Whether or not mental illness played a role in the crash of the Germanwings flight that killed 150, the importance of our own country’s having a sound and efficient mental-health ...
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