Introducing: Urban Space and Race
Starting the week of April 4, 2021, I will be posting weekly episodes of a series called “Urban Space and Race”
BOOK REVIEW: The Craig Lewis Guide to Surviving the Impossible
A guide to get from traumatized to surviving.
Preventing, Predicting, & Dismantling Problems Ahead
Asking yourself: “What issues seem to pop up consistently?”
FEBRUARY STILL REFLECTING ON DECEMBER
Success and failure are different for each of us, but we do strive for the former
The SPOA (SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS) System – Reform and Revise
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.
THE TRIANGLE OF DISPAIR: A Stain of Disgrace on America
Mental Illness, Incarceration and Quality of Life (Homelessness), a vicious cycle, occurring all too frequently.
Neo-Institutionalization: The Overregulation of Community Mental Health
Neo-institutionalization evolved and came into being out of the clumsy rollout of de-institutionalization policies in the 1970 and 1980s.
Combating STIGMA and DISCRIMINATION
The words STIGMA and DISCRIMINATION make our overall situations exceedingly tricky.
I was just following orders…
Are you complicit in using similar rhetoric to achieve your aim and hide your intentions?
Choosing Happiness: Health across the Life span
Our evolution is not a gift bestowed by good fortune
Language and Stigma: The Objectification of Mental Illness
‘Othering’ serves to not only create an object of hatred but also of people’s discrimination.
Understanding the Role of Support when Living with a Chronic and Persistent Mental Health Disorder
Whatever the stressor, life’s negative turns can be due to the impact of mental health symptoms or just tragic extraneous circumstances.
Auschwitz and the the Liberation of Ruth
I worked alongside Ruth at a mental health clinic down in the bario, 3rd Avenue.
In Response to the Mighty
So, I read an article today on the Mighty titled: “I’m not high functioning- and I’m okay with that”. So, this is more complicated than it seems, to quote the article. In the DSM 4, the GAF or Global Assessment of Functioning, attempts to capture the ability of […]
Why we Adapt
When my illness first struck in 2003 and then again in 2008 I was extremely bitter and angry.
The Kindness Rocks Project
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 Pebble For Your Thoughts and goes on to explain her work in her […]
Who exactly is J. Peters?
putting “language on notice” (University on Watch, J Peters) from now until the end of time
In Solidarity with J Peters
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 Higher Education. Mr. Peters wanted nothing more than to move on to higher […]
Lost UOW chapter: $50 dollar bills for Recovery
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 changing world around me in Liberty. This was increasingly difficult to do when […]
Lost Chapter of University on Watch: The History of Rhetorical Theory
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 their decision at all costs. This resistance included their decision not only to reject […]
Lost Chapter of University on Watch “The Dying Man”
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 with my living environment. Shortly after moving in, I began reading Technologies of […]
Reimagining Discharge Planning: Success Upon Re- Entry into the Community🚸
There is nothing more profound than healing and recovery from extreme perilous circumstances and returning to a more normal life.
The Revisionist✍️
Far too many stories and firsthand accounts of recovery are terminal and end with a cure or picturesque life for the consumer of services or “sick” person. This recovery narrative is different. This is a story about struggle, ongoing collateral pushback from friends, and internalized self-doubt. Chronic illness, […]
I am J. Peters and this is my story: University on Watch👁
I am a rhetoric scholar and a person with lived experience with schizophrenia. I am also a prosumer. My identity aside, the status of Disability studies and narratives, memoirs, and stories that aim to reclaim the writers lost authorial voice are in demand. These stories offer catharsis—Upon reflection, […]
The Fear of Relapsing from a Mental Health disorder😱
When you carry a mental health diagnosis, you are in almost constant fear of relapsing
Mental Health Affairs 
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