Our Vision

A cure for schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders.

Our Mission

To advance systemic change and promote recovery through Research, Education & Care and Advocacy.

Our Vision

Our vision is to see schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders universally recognized and treated as neurobiological brain illnesses.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create a movement for systemic change to improve care, support, and equity for the millions of people living with schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders.

Our Guiding Principles

  • We are a catalyst for change.
  • We empower individuals to navigate schizophrenia with evidenced-based knowledge and skills.
  • We fight to end the discrimination and stigma that hurts our community.
  • We pursue equitable access to high-quality care for all members of our community.
  • We advance and advocate for best-practice treatment and prevention methods.
  • The voices of our community inform all aspects of our work.
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Our Public Policy Platform

S&PAA supports policies that improve access to affordable mental health and related services including, but not limited to:

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Providing increased access to appropriate treatment by a comprehensive, integrated team of encompassing psychiatrists, neurologists, and other providers

Building on the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act by continuing to expand access to public and private psychiatric hospitals through exceptions to the Medicaid Institution for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion

Double federal appropriations for the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Reduce incarceration of the mentally ill by authorizing Medicaid financing for the Crisis Now model and CAHOOTS programming to partner peer specialists and mental health professionals with police officers responding to citizens experiencing psychotic episodes

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We believe in recovery and a cure for schizophrenia.
Join us on this journey today.

Thanks to a generous donor, your gift will be matched, up to $25,000, and your impact doubled to help S&PAA’s critical work.

We believe in recovery and a cure for schizophrenia. Donate today.