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CURESZ President Bethany Yeiser speaks about her full recovery from schizophrenia thanks to clozapine, which has lasted 14 years. Bethany co-founded the Comprehensive Understanding via Research and Education into SchiZophrenia Foundation jointly in 2016 with Professor Henry Nasrallah from the University of Cincinnati.
The CURESZ Friendsz Schizophrenia Caregivers Mentoring Initiative partners schizophrenia caregivers seeking social support and encouragement with schizophrenia caregivers with extensive experience caregiving for a loved one with schizophrenia. The program was founded by Board Member Mary Beth De Bord in 2020 and currently serves 75 mentor- mentee pairs. Learn more about the program here:
Schizophrenia, a neurobiological brain syndrome, includes possibly hundreds of distinct brain diseases. These diseases are sometimes referred to as “schizophrenia spectrum disorders.” Symptoms vary greatly among different people.
You or someone you care about has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. What’s next?

Carlos A. Larrauri
Carlos A. Larrauri M.S.N., A.R.N.P., F.N.P.-B.C. serves on the Board of Directors for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 23 years of age. Mr. Larrauri aspires to interface clinical practice, health policy and research, to reduce health inequities for people living with mental illness.
“Schizophrenia Survivors” are people who are thriving despite a past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.”

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith is a non-fiction author, speaker, peer counselor, and mother. She courageously fights the stigma of mental illness with her name attached to her lived experience. She is celebrating a decade in recovery.
“Schizophrenia Survivors” are people who are thriving despite a past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.”

Lauren Kennedy
Lauren lives with the diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type. She is a social worker, and is currently in school to work toward her Masters of Science in Health Policy Research.
“Schizophrenia Survivors” are people who are thriving despite a past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.”

Darrell Herrmann
Darrell’s life didn’t grind to a halt when he was diagnosed. The year after his hospitalization, he went back to college to study computer programming. He finished his degree two years later, and successfully worked as a computer programmer for the next eighteen years.
“Schizophrenia Survivors” are people who are thriving despite a past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.”

Bill MacPhee
The future looked bright for Bill, already living his dream. Five years later, Bill was living a nightmare, pacing a psychiatric ward, trapped in a world of illusions, delusions, paranoia, and depression. Today, he is known as a “schizophrenia recovery expert”.
“Schizophrenia Survivors” are people who are thriving despite a past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.”
In schizophrenia, knowledge of the disease itself is important. Spend time learning about the disease, and ask your psychiatrist and treatment team all the questions you can think of. This article provides an overview of nine important things to know about schizophrenia.