 Published August 13, 2025
NSSC Executive Director Ann Corcoran and member Laura Craciun are interviewed by HealthWell Foundation in this article. The article spotlights the work NSSC has been actively pursuing since its founding in 2017, and its founder Jeanne Gore's passing in 2023. Follow this link to read the article.
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 NSSC member Cindee Murphy's advocacy to see the Tristin Murphy Act bill passed and signed into law was successful. Governor DeSantis signed The 'Tristin Murphy Act' Bill into law on June 25, 2025.
For the original story from NPR's WUSF, follow this link.  Member Cindee Murphy successfully advocated in Florida to improve outcomes for those living with Severe Mental Illness/Serious Brain Disorders.
The 'Tristin Murphy Act' Bill was officially passed on May 2, 2025. We applaud Senator Jennifer Bradley for filing The Tristin Murphy Act and hope that her leadership on this issue will start a movement. We are grateful for Jim DeFede and his continued news coverage of these critical issues. Here is the link to the full segment on CBS News Miami. See also this YouTube link to the coverage.  with members Katie R. Dale and AwareNow's Allié McGuire
In the latest edition of AwareNow Magazine, author and mental health advocate Katie R. Dale is interviewed and discusses her history of mental illnessa and current work in mental health advocacy. Read the full article here.  NSSC member and mental health advocate Cohen Miles-Rath shares his story with AwareNow Magazine in the article found in the Justice Edition here. Miles-Rath bravely tells his story of psychosis and how it affected his life and family before getting treatment. Today he is a published author and social worker who is actively working to help others with serious mental illness.
 Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches podcast with Randye Kaye, Miriam Feldman, and Mindy Greiling interview NSSC member Eric Dias.
From the YouTube description: Eric J Dias is no stranger to the struggles people with addiction and severe mental illness experience. He has lived with schizoaffective disorder since he was a teenager. Eric has been a tireless advocate for people with SMI and their families. He writes about the many issues and emotions associated with SMI (Severe Mental Illness) in his novel, I Got Sober For This. In the story, he weaves the stories with issues that affect us all, especially when it comes to SMI - in our homes, the courts, the streets, AA meetings, detention centers, and the criminal justice system. He currently hosts a show for the National Shattering Silence Coalition’s YouTube Channel interviewing people with lived experience with mental illness, care givers, advocates and clinicians. We ask Eric about his story, his research, stigma, the need for community, and the power of hope in recovery. To watch the full interview, visit Randye Kaye's site here.  with members Eric Dias and AwareNow's Allié McGuire
In the latest edition of AwareNow Magazine, media specialist and mental health advocate Eric Dias is interviewed and discusses his work in mental health advocacy and the NSSC. Read the full article here. |
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