Sunday Brunch

Appetizer

Playing with Hugh
Or, rather, hue (and contrast, and saturation etc.). All these taken in the past week or two. Click for real size, which is big, btw.
I call this one “very close to fall”.

Oregon Rainforest- Silver Creek trail

Ground Foliage

“General Pictures, Sir!”

From:
MindFreedom Oregon News Alert – Please Forward
http://www.mindfreedom.org/oregon

MindFreedom International News – 22 October 2009
Ray Alert [...]

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The New Max

So, this is a view of the construction area on the site of the demolished sections of the old J Complex at Oregon State Hospital. Some parts that are not yet demolished are in the foreground. The walls coming up in back are going to be the “ABC” (Acute Behavioral Care?) section of the new [...]

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My Boss Retired, etc.

First off, June 30th was the last work day for my supervisor at the Oregon State Hospital. He has been a supportive and wise boss, not something you find everyday. My new boss can’t fill his shoes. My co-worker and I (there is essentially just one other person here doing the same job as myself) [...]

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Stories From Mental Hell Treatment

These are stories of people subjected to torture and humiliation in the name of “treatment” for mental health issues. They are found (with many others) on the website: http://psychrights.org/index.htm
CHOMP Hell
On October 15, 2007, I was kidnapped, put in solitary confinement, and I was physically abused for 3 days.
My husband had called the suicide prevention hotline and [...]

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Mostly the teachings of a Mad Man

Moon not exactly full
Last nights show was great, though a week late. I’ll get the MP3 up as soon as possible for the archives. Only 3 callers who hung on (several hang-ups when lines were busy). Enough on that topic.

My Friend, Senor Ref. C. on Ward 34D
Yesterday I saw a man at the “hospital” where [...]

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Study 15

From the Washington Post:
A Silenced Drug Study Creates An Uproar
By Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 18, 2009; A01
 
The study would come to be called “cursed,” but it started out just as Study
15.
It was a long-term trial of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel. The common wisdom
in psychiatric circles was that newer drugs were far better than [...]

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Mad Poetry from the Asylum

Introduction
Poems are by JN- a patient in the 50 building on Ward F. Printed with his permission but anonymous because he didn’t want to mess with all the written approval red tape- which has to be approved by the hospital and somethings just don’t find there way through the process.
JN is a big man- over [...]

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New Song

Inspired by a patient (or 2 or 10 or 600) at OSH- poorly performed, sadly pathetic production values, my voice doesn’t work, the words are after- here it is:
robert3609
My name is Robert
I live in Oregon State Hospital in building 35
I can’t say much about my live before this place
I’ve been locked up 40 years, don’t [...]

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More Mental Health nik-naks

From: David Oaks <oaks@mindfreedom.org>
Subject: Re: [OCSC-talk] dialogue with office of Governor
To: Oregon Consumer/Survivor Coalition <ocsc-talk@intenex.net>
Thanks Dave R.
I’m thinking about the times we testified and met with legislators
about bills.
I’ve been visiting the legislature for about 20 years.
In the early years we were mainly just stopping bad bills. That’s it.
And it was uphill.
It just seems more and [...]

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Mental Health grab bag

An assortment of news and information releases related to the consumer/ survivor movement, broadly:
Mental care – As the nonprofit tries to right itself, critics trace
the crisis to early leadership
by ARTHUR GREGG SULZBERGER
The Oregonian
Even though he moved to France more than two years ago, the chief
information officer at Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare continues to
collect a hefty paycheck [...]

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