My intention in writing these posts is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent ...
Jennifer Smith-Merry receives funding from the Australian Research Council for a fellowship focusing on psychosocial disability and the NDIS. The National Disability Insurance Agency provides in-kind ...
Living with mental illness can make gainful employment impossible. The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides disability benefits to people with certain mental illnesses through two federal ...
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has launched an independent review into the prevalence, trends, and clinical management of mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and ...
A bill introduced in Congress this month would end the disparity in how long-term disability insurance carriers treat physical conditions and mental conditions or substance abuse disorders. Today, ...
Only one state has disability coverage parity, in which mental health conditions are covered in the same way as physical health conditions: Vermont. In the other 49 states, long-term disability ...