Title: Mental Illness Advocate vs Mental Health Advocate | Psychology Today
Headings: Mental Illness Advocate vs Mental Health Advocate
Stephen Seager M.D.
Mental Illness Advocate vs Mental Health Advocate
Finally the truth. Incredible insight. This is a must read from DJ Jaffe.

Content: NAMI/NYS is one of the few groups doing both. They have always done a stellar job at trying to improve the mental health of the 20% and they also advocate for the 4%. So if someone asks me, “Where do I stand” it is with NAMI/NYS. Although I should add, my comments today are mine, not theirs. Let me talk about how mental health advocates drive care away from the most seriously ill. Mental "health" advocates claim everyone is well enough to volunteer for treatment. That is simply not true. As Congressman Murphy-who is also a psychologist, mentioned last night, some have anosognosia: They are so sick, they don’t know they are sick because the brain is impaired so insight is lacking. When you see someone walking down the street screaming they are the Messiah it is not because they think they are the Messiah.