Preventing, Predicting, & Dismantling Problems Ahead
Asking yourself: "What issues seem to pop up consistently?"
Asking yourself: "What issues seem to pop up consistently?"
Success and failure are different for each of us, but we do strive for the former
Under the auspices of the local DCMH, the county entry points use SPOA/SPOE (Single Point of Access/Entry), filled out by clinicians applying for services for their patients.
Mental Illness, Incarceration and Quality of Life (Homelessness), a vicious cycle, occurring all too frequently.
The root of it, the peer workforce is not ready. I can hear it now: Not glad?! What exactly do you mean? I mean in terms of preparedness
Neo-institutionalization evolved and came into being out of the clumsy rollout of de-institutionalization policies in the 1970 and 1980s.
The words STIGMA and DISCRIMINATION make our overall situations exceedingly tricky.
“I was just following orders.” The Nuremberg defense, just following orders, Due Obedience, or by the German phrase Befehl ist Befehl (“an order is an order”). This plea justified Nazi crimes against humanity. ‘Just following orders’ implies that the…
Our evolution is not a gift bestowed by good fortune
I began to hear, think about, and approach the world based on these new and emerging delusions—they pulled me into a distorted reality.
'Othering' serves to not only create an object of hatred but also of people's discrimination.
Whatever the stressor, life's negative turns can be due to the impact of mental health symptoms or just tragic extraneous circumstances.
I worked alongside Ruth at a mental health clinic down in the bario, 3rd Avenue.
When my illness first struck in 2003 and then again in 2008 I was extremely bitter and angry.
The Kindness Rocks Project, founded by Megan Murphy, is about discovering the beauty and profound possibilities of hope in acts of kindness, and has become a grassroots movement. Megan Murphy is the author of A…
Putting “language on notice” (University on Watch, J Peters) from now until the end of time
Known as University on Watch day, February 28th, honors the legacy of J. Peters in academe. In 2008, J. Peters put New London University “on watch”, forever altering the English language and the Humanities in…
My perception was shifting everyday. At first the shift was gradual, eventually dramatically altered. The community appeared different. People seemed to behave differently and have different motives. All I wanted was to connect with the…
The success of Contesting Admission hinged upon my ability to make such waves in the English department that my status as a student could no longer be ignored. The department was resisting and defending…
After moving into my new home, I truly wanted to make it place of self-care, joy, and peace. Things went so poorly where I had previously resided, that I didn’t want to take anymore chances…