Schizophrenia
This is a mental illness characterized by indifference, withdrawal, delusions, hallucinations in thinking and communication, and by deteriorating social functioning. The brain seems to have disconnected. Many homeless people suffer from schizophrenia are not dangerous, often preferring to be left alone.
Resources
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016-3007
(202) 966-7300
www.aacap.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
(703) 524-7600
(703) 516-7227 TDD
www.nami.org
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 829-0091
(800) 829-8289 Toll Free
Email: info@narsad.org
http://www.narsad.org
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
2001 N. Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
(703) 684-7722
(800) 969-NMHA (6642) Mental Health Resource Center
(800) 433-5959 TTY
(800) SUICIDE (784-2433) National Hopeline Network - 24 hour crisis center
www.nmha.org