Elyn R Saks is associate dean and Orrin B Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Gould Law School, an expert in mental health law, and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship winner.
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Elyn Saks was a nurse in Connecticut and instructor at the University of Bridgeport School of Law before joining the USC Law faculty in 1989.
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Elyn Saks won both the Associate's Award for Creativity in Research and Scholarship and the Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award in 2004.
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Elyn Saks began experiencing symptoms of mental illness at eight years old, but she had her first full-blown episode when studying as a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University.
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Elyn Saks has spoken of the Mental Health America Village in Long Beach that provides best practice integrated services, giving all the needed services and support in one venue.
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Elyn Saks has said that her former psychotherapist in England does many home visits, saving the cost of hospitalisation.
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On several occasions Elyn Saks has spoken to American Psychiatric Association members about being a successful professional who has had severe mental illness and her perspective on psychiatric care.
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In June 2012, Elyn Saks gave a TED Talk advocating for compassion toward people with mental illness.
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In Los Angeles Elyn Saks studied high-functioning people with schizophrenia suffering from "mild delusions or hallucinatory behavior", including successful technicians, and medical, legal and business professionals.
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In 2009, Elyn Saks was selected as a MacArthur Foundation fellow, receiving a $500,000 "genius grant".
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Elyn Saks used the money to establish the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics, which highlights one important mental health issue per academic year and is a collaborative effort between seven USC departments.
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Elyn Saks is an elected member of the American Law Institute.
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Elyn Saks writes mainly on legal issues and mental health, and has published numerous articles and four books:.
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