Exploring Creativity: Otis Redfern’s Story
by Carol Bailey Floyd A few years ago, Otis Redfern experienced some devastating events in his life in a short period of time. In just under a year, he lost his home, his job, his marriage, and his will to live. After a serious, and almost successful, suicide...Transforming Mental Health Services and Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal
by Peter R. Breggin, M.D. Nothing in the field of mental health will be better and reduce more harm than encouraging withdrawal from psychiatric drugs. The time is past when the focus in mental health was on what drugs to take for what disorders. Now we need to...Facilitators on Facilitating and the Value of WRAP
by WRAP Facilitators These are responses to a question by Mary Ellen Copeland on becoming / being a WRAP Facilitator. Crystal Choate My WRAP has become instantaneous and spontaneous over that last 15 years. In 1996 I read Mary Ellen’s workbook, “Living...Ending Human Rights Violations in the Mental Health System
Institute at the Alternatives Conference 2012 I was standing behind our exhibit table at the Alternatives 2012 Conference. The room was filled with small groups of people, walking along, chatting with each other, stopping to inquire about an exhibit. In the midst of...❤ Follow Us
