Research Blog
Aug 6
Declaring War on Mental Illness
"The goal of the twenty-first century is to find a 'penicillin for mental illness.' We would like to fight schizophrenia or dementia as effectively as we can currently fight infectious diseases such as neurosyphilis or pneumonia. We hope to discover a brave new world in which m... read more »
Posted in: EM Staff
Jul 14
A Man on Fire
Woodrow Lucas is a man on fire. And he refuses to stop, drop and roll. Instead, Lucas moves at lightning speed fanning flames that enlighten everyone he meets. Fueled by faith, friends and family, Lucas's passion is to help the afflicted by reflecting his unique gifts of wisdo... read more | 1 comment »
Posted in: EM Staff
Jun 11
Out of Ignorance
We enter this world from darkness into light, and the darkest parts of humanity are created by ignorance. For the past eleven years, I have struggled with a mental illness. I have been given the diagnosis of bipolar, then schizo-affective subtype depressive, and, finally, just ... read more | 1 comment »
Posted in: Advocates
Jun 6
$317 Billion a Year
Every minute mental illness costs our economy over $600,000. In the two seconds it took you to read that sentence, Americans lost $20,000 due to health care expenditures, loss of earnings and disability benefits. The $317 billion estimated economic burden of mental illness does... read more »
Posted in: EM Staff
Jun 2
Sponsoring the 2008 Voice Awards
Stigma reduction can only begin when there is an educated public discourse about mental health problems in society. The arts and entertainment industry has a wide-reaching audience with the potential to render public opinion if not to set the agenda about what is discussed in Am... read more »
Posted in: EM Staff
