Background: Today’s peer professional in Mental Health systems of care share a similar psychological bend with the Jewish Ghetto Police or Jüdische Ghetto-Polizei. This unit
Category: Peer
Living in Two Worlds: Conflict and Stigma
I fully intend to explore the mental health system for the purpose of reform
The Future of Peer Movement: A House Divided Cannot Stand
“A house divided cannot stand” Abraham Lincoln They are familiar words that defined a period in this nations history that defined the future and course
Lessons from the American Revolution, King George iii & the Power of Forgiveness in Mental Health
“Would you Forgive?” – Lois Einhorn, PhD During my most tormented days, angry and bitter over lost personal battles I sat in a lecture class
Mental Health & Higher Education
Too many people carrying a mental health diagnosis in higher education are subject to discrimination, unfair and disproportionate disciplinary action & premature expulsion from campus
Community Mental Health Re-Discovered: Volume ii
Together, in our lifetime, we will witness the last discharge of a person with a mental health condition from a hospital and make psychiatric prisons
Surviving on the Unit
Have you lost all control in your life, or does it feel that way?
Socialization and Support for those Carrying a Diagnosis: Preparing Friends and Relatives with the Resources to be Allies in Recovery
Preparing all system supports with a realistic clinical picture might just preserve the feelings of those with a diagnosis trying to move forward in their recovery