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Ray Update from MindFreedom

MindFreedom News – 15 April 2009 Nonviolent Revolution in Mental Health http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray – please forward     Ray Sandford Declares “Guarded Victory” for MindFreedom Ray Campaign     Because of Public Pressure, Ray’s Psychiatrist May Quit Case The bad news … Continue reading

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Grist

for the mill. Obtained from various web locations. Concerning Premature death associated with bipolar disorder     Evidence of premature death for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder comes from a study published in Psychiatric Services (abstract available). This study adds … Continue reading

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News from MindFreedom and other discussions

It’s been a while since I posted information from MFI or other mental health consumer discussion, so, here, from old to newer; have a full bowl- NY Times says minor reform is not enough, but stops short of calling for … Continue reading

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Excellent!

First- a Mind Freedom News Alert: (click pics for animation, full size etc.) MindFreedom International – please forward Human Rights in Mental Health – 26 Dec. 2008 BELOW, the main weekly newspaper in Eugene, Oregon, USA — home of MindFreedom … Continue reading

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Interview with/ about Ray

Forced Electroshock- Question: Is “forced treatment” really “treatment” or is it “Torture”? This is an interview on NPR (click on link): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98273451 Background (mostly from MindFreedom): Ray Alerts (I apologize for repetitive information) MindFreedom International – 16 November 2008 Ray … Continue reading

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Links

Ricks brief annotated webography on recovery and stuff Interactive Theater- · Broad access to books, publications and links related to the work of Brazilian playwright Augusto Boal: http://www.tonisant.com/aitg/Boal_Techniques/ · Blog related to Augusto Boal techniques/ Theater of the Oppressed most … Continue reading

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Now available

From The Icarus Project: Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness Download the pdf here. Go to The Icarus Project site here. Click these thumbnails for Icarus related pictures/ posters-

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Mad Radio Audio Selection

These are from Valley Free Radio/ Madness Radio: madnessradio-2008-07cognitivetherapyronunger madnessradio-2008-07-02spiritualemergencedavidlukoff

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Moon-Day Soup

Buddhist Video The Wandering Mind – Andrea Fella Audio Dharma ; Insight Meditation Center ; Andrea Fella go here. PORTS This from Mike’s blog, New Directions: Peer Operated Recovery Treatment and Support (PORTS) A Mental Health Recovery Model Developed by … Continue reading

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Audio Visual Aids and other stuff, uncalled for

I’ll start with pictures that have caught my eye: I love statistics- Stool Joke: Who doesn’t? Bottom line: I want my socks back. Morans- Found on a nameless website that doesn’t exist and isn’t at all interesting anyway click if … Continue reading

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