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Advocacy

The Murphys Have Their Way With Words

August 17, 2015

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Note: This blog is adapted from Sera Davidow’s post by the same name on the ‘Campaign for Real Change in Mental Health Policy’ website. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut (and his legislative co-pilot, Senator […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

Senate Bill 1945: The New Fraud – Getting into the “Mental Health Reform Act of 2015”

August 17, 2015

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By Lauren Tenney (Originally posted here) Today, Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 4 PM Eastern, Yvonne Smith and I are co-hosting a Special Call-in Radio Show about the Murphy Bills in 2015; a webinar hosted […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

Senate Releases It’s Own Murphy Bill

August 17, 2015

Representative Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania has been promoting some version of the ‘Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis’ Act (HR 2646) for some years.  His most recent version was released […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

NEW WEBSITE: Campaign for Real Change in Mental Health Policy

July 26, 2015

A new and comprehensive website has surfaced offering information and ideas on taking action against the Murphy Bill (HR 2646). The site includes: A petition that you can sign as […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

The Murphy Bill: Old Wine in New Bottles

July 24, 2015

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    By Andrea Blanch and David Shern (Originally published here)   In June, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R. 2646) was introduced by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

The Murphy Bill: Old Wine in New Bottles

July 24, 2015

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       By Andrea Blanch and David Shern (Originally published here) In June, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R. 2646) was introduced by Reps. Tim Murphy […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

The ‘Murphy Bill’ (HR 2646) fails its own home inspection

July 24, 2015

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By Scott Bryant-Comstock (Originally posted here) When I printed out the text of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, H.R. 2646 (all 173 pages of it) […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

The ‘Murphy bill’ (H.R. 2646) fails its own home inspection

July 24, 2015

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By Scott Bryant-Comstock (Originally posted here) When I printed out the text of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, H.R. 2646 (all 173 pages of it) I had to […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

H.R. 2646 (Murphy Bill) What does it mean? A survivor’s perspective

July 20, 2015

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By Sharon Cretsinger (Originally posted here) In this document, I have attempted to summarize all of the sections of this bill by their most important points so that they can […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

The Murphy Bill: People are Afraid

July 20, 2015

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By Noel Hunter (Originally posted here) Recently, the Murphy Bill in the United States Congress has resurfaced as a tangible threat to the civil liberties of individuals labelled “seriously mentally […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

A Declaration of Interdependence for the Era of the Murphy Bill

July 20, 2015

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By Ron Bassman (Originally published here) How we think about health, happiness, and self-fulfillment, and a myriad of issues including suicide, inexplicable violent acts, and the influence of technology/information glut, […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

Eugenics & the 2014 Murphy Bill

July 20, 2015

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By Bonnie Schell (Originally posted here) Sterilization of the “unfit” and proposals to help families with a mental health crisis may seem to be disparate topics, certainly one historically more […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Murphy Blogs

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