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Who Are The Autistic Cooperative? | Video

https://youtu.be/ubqHqh4oTyQ Who Are The Autistic Cooperative? Colloquially known as TAC, The Autistic Cooperative was established officially on November 3rd 2017, by Kieran Rose, an Autistic Advocate and Activist, Writer and Speaker from the United Kingdom. & John Greally, an Autistic Advocate and Activist from New Zealand, and co-founder of ASAN AUNZ, ASNZ and Âutistic ûnion. …

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Mentally Ill Access To Treatment & Family Involvement | Video

https://youtu.be/hMe5t3RNV1U 1 in 5 adults experiences mental illness in a given year (www.namica.org) • Only 41% of adults in the U.S. with a mental health condition received mental health services in the past year. Among adults with serious mental illness the percentage is higher: 62.9%. • Treatment should be collaborative and family members are a …

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Mental Illness & Criminal Justice | Video

https://youtu.be/72fbVe4BF6k Roughly one-third of inmates in California’s jails suffer from serious mental illness. (info via http://www.namica.org)  70% of youth in juvenile justice systems have at least one mental health condition and at least 20% live with a serious mental illness.  Individuals living with mental illness are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, which …

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Mental Illness & Housing Info | Video

https://youtu.be/U0c1WOxVm44 California has the largest number of homeless veterans in the United States at 24% of the total population in our nation. (www.namica.org) 50% of California’s veterans live with serious mental illness  26% of homeless adults staying in shelters live with serious mental illness and 46% live with severe mental illness and/or substance use …

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