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• The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP) Turns 35
  The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP) (1) is a voluntary, peer-help, system-wide crisis intervention program to address the psychological impact of psychiatric patient assaults on healthcare staff. ASAP is voluntary in that the employee [...]
• Celebrating March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
  DDAM Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is honored and celebrated annually since 1987, when President Ronald W. Reagan officially designated DDAM: to foster inclusion, increase awareness of the needs and capabilities of individuals with developmental [...]
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  In Memory of Denise LaHullier and Dr. Stefan de Schill
  Remembering Dr. Stefan de Schill on the 21st anniversary of his death, Ash Wednesday (February 9), 2005. February 22, 2026, is also 20 years since the passing of Denise LaHullier. Miss LaHullier was a [...]
• Dr. Michelle Harrison on Her Lifework: Childlife Preserve (Shishur Sevay)
  Please watch the remarkable Make Calcutta Relevant Again
• Psychiatric Patient Assaults and Psychological Trauma
  Psychiatric patient assaults on healthcare providers are an ongoing risk in all types of psychiatric settings, including private practice (1). A recent 46-year review of studies of assaultive psychiatric patients indicates that younger, male [...]
• Revisiting Assaults by Psychiatric Patients with Both Schizophrenia and Substance Use
  Previous blogs in this series have documented the ongoing issue of psychiatric patient assaults on healthcare staff (January 16, 2015, and January 30, 2018). This is a worldwide occupational hazard. A recent 62-year analysis [...]
• Mental Health Awareness Month May 2025
  May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In 2025 the theme is “Turn Awareness into Action.” It emphasizes ways to improve mental health by engaging communities. This has been the social-action goal of The American [...]
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  The Twelfth Annual Report of The American Mental Health Foundation
  Annual Report of AMHF November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024. As of November 1, 2024, The American Mental Health Foundation has done outstanding work for 100 years. This is the Twelfth Annual Report [...]
• The Neurobiology of Suicide
  From time to time, the news media report on a suicide. The public often assume that the deceased was confronted and overwhelmed by some significant major life event. Most then move on. But loved [...]
• In Honor of Dr. Stefan de Schill on the 20th Anniversary of His Death
    Director of Research of The American Mental Health Foundation from 1948 to 2005, Dr. Stefan de Schill died February 9: 20 years ago. In 2005 that date was Ash Wednesday. Dr. de Schill was [...]