From a Standard of Neglect to a Standard of Care
A National Voice for those
affected by Severe Mental Illness
Championing Medical Accountability for No-Fault Brain Disease
A National Voice for those
An Alliance Born of Necessity
From Lived Experience to
From Lived Experience to
National Accountability
The National Shattering Silence Coalition (NSSC) was born from the urgent need to address and correct the systemic neglect and discrimination that impede medical accountability for those with severe mental illness. We are a national network of families, clinicians, advocates, and people with lived experience — united around a single goal: ensuring that every American with severe mental illness has access to the same standard of medical care as every other serious disease.
Our Mission
NSSC advocates to improve the lives of those affected by severe mental illness—no-fault brain diseases—by removing systemic barriers to healthcare and driving change through grassroots education, collaboration, and policy reform.
Our Vision
A world where every life affected by severe mental illness is saved, supported, and able to thrive with dignity.
Our Framework
Establishing a National Standard of CareA medical accountability framework designed to eliminate the $343 Billion annual cost of untreated severe mental illness by reducing reliance on correctional settings with treatment in medical facilities—shifting the national response to objective medical necessity.
"When we allow individuals with severe cognitive impairments to cycle through chronic crisis, we aren't protecting their freedom—we are abandoning them to a medical emergency. We stand for the fundamental right to receive treatment. Coordinated, involuntary care plans for individuals experiencing a severe neurobiological crisis are not a punishment; they are a vital medical lifeline that restores clinical stability, personal safety, and, ultimately, true autonomy."
What Makes NSSC Uniquely Different?
Converting Shared Experience
into Lasting Change
We are built upon a distinct, three-pillar strategy that converts shared experiences into powerful, lasting change. Our success is rooted in how we organize people, resources, and policy advocacy to connect families to the clinical resources, legal tools, and peer support they need — and ensure the healthcare system that serves them is held to a medical standard.
Pillar One
Educational Awareness
The Medical Reality: We provide the clinical evidence base required to demonstrate the objective medical necessity of a National Standard of Care, ensuring our leadership teams have the tools to address structural service gaps.
By reframing SMI as a no-fault biological brain disease, we ensure our State Policy Directors, families, and advocates have the strategic resources necessary to champion timely medical treatment over systemic fragmentation.
Pillar Two
Community Collaboration
The Clinical Lifeline: We align a diverse network of non-profit organizations, medical professionals, and lived-experience advocates to replace systemic fragmentation with a cohesive care continuum.
By fostering these strategic alliances, we ensure that the symptoms of a biological brain disease are met with coordinated medical care rather than emergency rooms, jails, or homelessness.
Pillar Three
Systems Accountability
Grassroots Action: We drive the local momentum required to turn lived experience into law and ensure a National Standard of Care becomes the operational baseline across the country.
We champion the legislative policies and clinical frameworks needed to provide a structural lifeline for vulnerable families, enshrining the right to life-saving healthcare in state law.
In Honor of Our Founder
Jeanne Gore:
Jeanne Gore:
The Visionary Heart.
"Jeanne Gore cast the vision for achieving social, political, and healthcare changes for compassionate and equitable treatment for ourselves and our loved ones."
We dedicate this site to her and the lasting effect of her gracious and generous life. United, we continue this fight to turn her vision into a National Standard of Care for every family.
The Infrastructure of Reform
A Coordinated Network from
National Policy to Local Action
Our impact is driven by a sophisticated network of survivors, medical experts, and legal counsel. From our Board’s fiduciary oversight to our State Directors’ local legislative impact, NSSC is built for professional accountability and scalable victories.
Operational Infrastructure
The Board
Strategic governance and fiduciary oversight for the national mission.
The Team
The subject matter experts leading our national advocacy programs.
State Directors
The local frontline leaders driving the 50-state policy pipeline.
Our Partners
The strategic alliances expanding the reach of the coalition.
Our Impact
Forensic milestones and data from the SMI reform movement.
Institutional Accountability
Candid Platinum Status: NSSC operates with corporate-level fiduciary metrics, earning the highest tier of recognition from Candid for transparent financial disclosures, metrics-driven outcomes, and operational integrity.
YOUR local power. OUR national Power.
Join the fastest-growing movement for no-fault brain disease and gain the professional backing needed to to fuel reform in your community. The silence ends when our Coalition grows.
The 50-State Goal
31 PIPELINES ESTABLISHED / 19 RECRUITABLE
We are architecting a professional legislative presence in all 50 states by 2027.
Help us complete the national pipeline.