What a week it's been. On Wednesday, the much awaited report from the Schizophrenia Commission was released. The Commission, which led an independent inquiry into the state of care for people with schizophrenia and psychosis in England is calling for a widespread overhaul of the system.
We are super proud to say that our Chair, Lindsey Cree, went on BBC Breakfast TV to talk about her experience of caring for her son who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, to highlight the report's launch. In a society where it's not easy to talk about mental illness, let alone one as stigmatised as schizophrenia, it's so brave of Lindsey to have gone on national television and speak out. Lindsey gives so much of her time to our group, and to Rethink Mental Illness nationally, and we'd like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to her for all her work - she is an inspiration.
And back to The Schizophrenia Commission, which was established in 2011 by the charity Rethink Mental Illness. It says care of people with schizophrenia and psychosis is falling “catastrophically short”. It says improvements in the understanding and treatment of the condition mean it should no longer be considered a diagnosis of despair.
You can read the full report, or download an executive summary, here on the Schizophrenia Commission website.
We are super proud to say that our Chair, Lindsey Cree, went on BBC Breakfast TV to talk about her experience of caring for her son who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, to highlight the report's launch. In a society where it's not easy to talk about mental illness, let alone one as stigmatised as schizophrenia, it's so brave of Lindsey to have gone on national television and speak out. Lindsey gives so much of her time to our group, and to Rethink Mental Illness nationally, and we'd like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to her for all her work - she is an inspiration.
And back to The Schizophrenia Commission, which was established in 2011 by the charity Rethink Mental Illness. It says care of people with schizophrenia and psychosis is falling “catastrophically short”. It says improvements in the understanding and treatment of the condition mean it should no longer be considered a diagnosis of despair.
You can read the full report, or download an executive summary, here on the Schizophrenia Commission website.
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