We sit down with Claire Ellerbrock, a nurse practitioner with a background in psychiatric and behavioral health care. Claire shares her powerful and transformative experience with a patient named John, whose tragic passing highlighted the systemic failures in the treatment of individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). Claire discusses the significant barriers to providing adequate health care for this vulnerable population and the crucial role of integrated care measures. She emphasizes the importance of preventative screening and the need for systemic and policy changes to improve health outcomes for patients with SMI.

Claire Ellerbrock is a nurse practitioner.

She discusses the KevinMD article, "How one patient's death transformed my approach to mental health care."

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Systemic failures in mental health care

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