Advocating for People With Serious Mental Health Illness - Laurie Hallmark - TED - 2020

Explore a thought-provoking TED talk that challenges the current approach to mental health care and advocates for a more compassionate, individualized system. Delve into Laurie Hallmark's perspective on how deinstitutionalization has inadvertently led to new forms of institutionalization, including homelessness and incarceration. Discover the concept of Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) as a tool for empowering individuals with serious mental illness. Examine the shortcomings of one-size-fits-all solutions and learn about the potential of human-centric approaches to create sustainable, integrative mental health care. Gain insights into the complexities of community-based resources, environmental factors, and the challenges of communication in mental health treatment. Reflect on the need for dignity, understanding, and personalized care for those living with serious mental illness as you consider Hallmark's vision for transforming the mental health system.

Intro
Current approach to mental illness
People with serious mental illness deserve dignity
The solution seems obvious
The solution feels wrong
What about communitybased resources
What about the environment
The institutionalization
Communitybased services
Why are communitybased services working
Insanity
Homeless
Words
Communicating without words
Current mental health system
Conclusion