Author Archives: Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq

Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq is a mental health policy researcher and public health professional currently serving as the director of research at Treatment Advocacy Center.
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The federal government has been greatly underestimating the number of people with schizophrenia, our most serious mental illness. That’s a big deal

by Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Why you can trust MindSite News

Every health policy decision depends on having an accurate estimate of how many people are living with a particular disorder. Yet for years the federal government has been erroneously measuring the number of people living with the most disabling mental illness – schizophrenia. 

The name “MindSite News” is used with the express permission of Mindsight Institute, an educational organization offering online learning and in-person workshops in the field of mental health and wellbeing. MindSite News and Mindsight Institute are separate, unaffiliated entities that are aligned in making science accessible and promoting mental health globally.