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The '''Treatment Advocacy Center''' ('''TAC''') is a U.S. |
The '''Treatment Advocacy Center''' ('''TAC''') is a U.S. non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia, originally announced as the NAMI Treatment Action Centre in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1997/Legal-Advocacy-Project-Established-to-End-Barriers|title=Legal Advocacy Project Established to End Barriers to Care for Millions | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DJ Jaffe Article |url=http://www.schizophrenia.com/newsletter/1197/1197namitac.htm |website=www.schizophrenia.com }}</ref> The TAC was subsequently directed by psychiatrist [[E. Fuller Torrey]] and identifies its mission as "dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illness".<ref>{{cite web |title=Treatment Advocacy Center |url=https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/about-us |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref> The organization is most well-known for proposed laws, policies, and practices regarding legally compelled outpatient services or [[outpatient commitment]] for people diagnosed with mental illness (also known as assisted outpatient treatment, AOT<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Involuntary_outpatient_commitment|title=Involuntary outpatient commitment - Harvard Health|last=Publications|first=Harvard Health|work=Harvard Health|access-date=2017-08-13|language=en-US}}</ref>). The organization identifies its other key issues as "anosognosia, consequences of non-treatment, criminalization of mental illness, psychiatric bed shortages, public service costs, violence and mental illness".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/key-issues|title = Key Issues}}</ref> Advocates for mental health have criticized TAC for endorsing coercion and forced treatment. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Although according to the TAC website, [[E. Fuller Torrey]] |
Although according to the TAC website, [[E. Fuller Torrey]] founded the Treatment Advocacy Center in 1998 as an offshoot of the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]] (NAMI), other sources indicate that the original name was the NAMI Treatment Action Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1997/Legal-Advocacy-Project-Established-to-End-Barriers|title=Legal Advocacy Project Established to End Barriers to Care for Millions | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness}}</ref> [[Laurie Flynn]], the NAMI director at the time, stated in a press release, "It's a national disgrace that, in this age of remarkable progress in brain research and treatment, so many individuals are left out in the cold".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1997/Legal-Advocacy-Project-Established-to-End-Barriers|title=Legal Advocacy Project Established to End Barriers to Care for Millions | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness}}</ref> TAC received initial financial support from Theodore and Vada Stanley, founders of the Stanley Medical Research Institute; TAC was founded as an affiliate organization with a separate executive director and board. The organization operates with funding from the affiliated Stanley Medical Research Institute, a non-profit organization which provides funding for research into bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in the United States. Torrey is currently a member of the Treatment Advocacy Center's board and is executive director of the Stanley Medical Research Institute. The relationship between Torrey and NAMI seemed to sour according to sources,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peteearley.com/2013/03/18/the-changing-face-of-nami/|title=The Changing Face of NAMI|date=2013-03-18}}</ref> with Torrey being disinvited from NAMI's national convention in 2012 after advocates protested his TAC involvement and promotion of outpatient commitment. |
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==Organization== |
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The Treatment Advocacy Center activities and projects include: |
The Treatment Advocacy Center activities and projects include: |
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* Research and study into public policy and other issues related specific to serious mental illness. |
* Research and study into public policy and other issues related specific to serious mental illness. |
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* Education of policymakers and judges regarding TAC's viewpoint on serious mental illness; TAC's opinion is that more legally mandated treatment and increases in hospital beds will improve care. |
* Education of policymakers and judges regarding TAC's viewpoint on serious mental illness; TAC's opinion is that more legally mandated treatment and increases in hospital beds will improve care. |
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=== Funding === |
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Donors to the Treatment Advocacy Center include [[David Baszucki]] and [[National Life Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Dailey |first1=Lisa |last2=Torrey |first2=E. Fuller |last3=Knable |first3=Michael |title=2020 Impact Report |url=https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/documents/annual_report_2020.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405102419/https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/documents/annual_report_2020.pdf |archive-date=2023-04-05 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Treatment Advocacy Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Dailey |first1=Lisa |last2=Knable |first2=Michael |last3=Torrey |first3=E. Fuller |title=2021 Annual Report |url=https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/AnnualReport2021.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405152338/https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/AnnualReport2021.pdf |archive-date=2023-04-05 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Treatment Advocacy Center}}</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
==Controversy== |
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TAC's major focus on legally mandated treatment is opposed by other advocacy groups. The [[Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law]] in a statement on forced treatment states " |
TAC's major focus on legally mandated treatment is opposed by other advocacy groups. The [[Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law]] in a statement on forced treatment states "not only is forced treatment a serious rights violation, it is counterproductive. Fear of being deprived of autonomy discourages people from seeking care. Coercion undermines therapeutic relationships and long-term treatment."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bazelon.org/our-work/mental-health-systems/forced-treatment/|title=Forced Treatment|date=2017-07-18|website=Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law|access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref> Daniel Fischer, founder of National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery, described outpatient commitment as "a slippery slope" back to the kind of mass institutionalization seen in the 1940s and '50s".<ref>{{cite web |title=Should Mentally Ill People Be Forced Into Treatment? |url=https://time.com/3716426/mental-illness-treatment-cost/ |website=Time Magazine |date=20 February 2015 |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) is a U.S. non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia, originally announced as the NAMI Treatment Action Centre in 1997.[1][2] The TAC was subsequently directed by psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey and identifies its mission as "dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illness".[3] The organization is most well-known for proposed laws, policies, and practices regarding legally compelled outpatient services or outpatient commitment for people diagnosed with mental illness (also known as assisted outpatient treatment, AOT[4]). The organization identifies its other key issues as "anosognosia, consequences of non-treatment, criminalization of mental illness, psychiatric bed shortages, public service costs, violence and mental illness".[5] Advocates for mental health have criticized TAC for endorsing coercion and forced treatment.
History
[edit]Although according to the TAC website, E. Fuller Torrey founded the Treatment Advocacy Center in 1998 as an offshoot of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), other sources indicate that the original name was the NAMI Treatment Action Center.[6] Laurie Flynn, the NAMI director at the time, stated in a press release, "It's a national disgrace that, in this age of remarkable progress in brain research and treatment, so many individuals are left out in the cold".[7] TAC received initial financial support from Theodore and Vada Stanley, founders of the Stanley Medical Research Institute; TAC was founded as an affiliate organization with a separate executive director and board. The organization operates with funding from the affiliated Stanley Medical Research Institute, a non-profit organization which provides funding for research into bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in the United States. Torrey is currently a member of the Treatment Advocacy Center's board and is executive director of the Stanley Medical Research Institute. The relationship between Torrey and NAMI seemed to sour according to sources,[8] with Torrey being disinvited from NAMI's national convention in 2012 after advocates protested his TAC involvement and promotion of outpatient commitment.
Organization
[edit]Areas of focus
[edit]The Treatment Advocacy Center activities and projects include:
- Developed a template law for legally mandated outpatient mental health treatment. Released in 2000, the draft text is meant as a legal framework for authorizing court-ordered treatment of individuals diagnosed with mental illness who are determined by the court to meet certain legal criteria around dangerousness to self or others or inability to care for oneself due to a mental illness.
- Research and study into public policy and other issues related specific to serious mental illness.
- Education of policymakers and judges regarding TAC's viewpoint on serious mental illness; TAC's opinion is that more legally mandated treatment and increases in hospital beds will improve care.
Funding
[edit]Donors to the Treatment Advocacy Center include David Baszucki and National Life Group.[9][10]
Controversy
[edit]TAC's major focus on legally mandated treatment is opposed by other advocacy groups. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in a statement on forced treatment states "not only is forced treatment a serious rights violation, it is counterproductive. Fear of being deprived of autonomy discourages people from seeking care. Coercion undermines therapeutic relationships and long-term treatment."[11] Daniel Fischer, founder of National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery, described outpatient commitment as "a slippery slope" back to the kind of mass institutionalization seen in the 1940s and '50s".[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Legal Advocacy Project Established to End Barriers to Care for Millions | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness".
- ^ "DJ Jaffe Article". www.schizophrenia.com.
- ^ "Treatment Advocacy Center". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Publications, Harvard Health. "Involuntary outpatient commitment - Harvard Health". Harvard Health. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ "Key Issues".
- ^ "Legal Advocacy Project Established to End Barriers to Care for Millions | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness".
- ^ "Legal Advocacy Project Established to End Barriers to Care for Millions | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness".
- ^ "The Changing Face of NAMI". 2013-03-18.
- ^ Dailey, Lisa; Torrey, E. Fuller; Knable, Michael. "2020 Impact Report" (PDF). Treatment Advocacy Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ Dailey, Lisa; Knable, Michael; Torrey, E. Fuller. "2021 Annual Report" (PDF). Treatment Advocacy Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Forced Treatment". Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ "Should Mentally Ill People Be Forced Into Treatment?". Time Magazine. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Treatment Advocacy Center Online
- TACReports.org [1]