Health & Healthcare

BIPOC Americans and Barriers to Mental Health Care

Jul 27, 2022 12:25 PM ET
Campaign: Alkermes Medicines & Focus: Serious Mental Illness
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BIPOC mental health month is a time to raise awareness around the barriers that keep many communities from receiving proper mental health care. Learn more and stay tuned as we share facts and resources throughout July.

About Alkermes

Alkermes plc is a fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company developing innovative medicines in the fields of neuroscience and oncology. The company has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products focused on alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of product candidates in development for neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Alkermes plc has an R&D center in Waltham, Massachusetts; a research and manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland; and a manufacturing facility in Wilmington, Ohio. For more information, please visit Alkermes' website at www.alkermes.com.

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