“We understand that what matters most to patients at Ramapo Ridge is safe, effective care,” said Cathy Pilone, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, Vice President/Administrator, Mental Health Services. “That's why Ramapo Ridge has made a commitment to …
Category Archives: Stigma
This Is Why Poor People’s Bad Decisions Make Perfect Sense
There’s no way to structure this coherently. They are random observations that might help explain the mental processes. But often, I think that we look at the academic problems of poverty and have no idea of the why. We know the what and the how, and we can see systemic problems, but it’s rare to […]
Young Minds Advocacy – The Community Mental Health Act of 1963
Described as “a bold new approach” by President Kennedy, the Community Mental Health Act was the first federal law to encourage community-based mental health care. The Act provided grants to states for the construction …
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder: Men and Women …
Original source: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder: Men and Women …
Bringing mental illness ‘out of the shadows’
On Dec. 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where he then proceeded to massacre 20 children and six adult staff members before taking his own life. Before he even went to the school, he shot and killed his mother, Nancy Lanza. This is not the first time the […]