“I am unable to do anything for my son now because as an 18-year-old, he is considered legally responsible for himself. I see him often wandering my neighborhood, wearing bedroom slippers, walking around wide-eyed and confused. Hopeless.
I had to press criminal charges against my son in hopes of getting treatment.”
- op-ed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution in which a mother describes her struggle to get treatment for her son who has a severe mental illness
The Treatment Advocacy Center (www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org) is a national nonprofit dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illnesses. TAC promotes laws, policies, and practices for the delivery of psychiatric care and supports the development of innovative treatments for and research into the causes of severe and persistent psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.