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I Survived the Box
By ANTHONY SPRATLEY "It's so hard to explain the pain that mentally ill inmates go through in the Box." Scrutinizing New York's Periodicals for Stigma By CHRISTINA BRUNI "When [popular periodicals] write about a 'psycho,' they're writing about me," one advocate said." Out of the Shadow By ROXANNE HOFFMAN "…the movie can also remind us that as human beings, if we band together we can also succeed to overcome our shortcomings." PROS: An Update By Ray Schwartz, Associate Executive Director, Venture House By RAY SCHWARTZ "OMH states the Medicaid rates for PROS will be sufficient to cover the costs for providing services to people who do not have Medicaid, yet a number of providers who have completed financial analysis do not agree." Patient/Family Library and Learning Center By PETER PAGANO, Social Worker, NYS Psychiatric Institute "New York State Psychiatric Institute's Patient and Family Library has hundreds of books pertaining to mental health and mental illness, as well as many informative videos, handouts, and brochures." New York Community Trust Awards Voices First Foundation Grant By CARL BLUMENTHAL "Voices is grateful to the New York Community Trust, the Clara A. Gierisch Fund, and NYCT's president Lorie A. Slutsky for the generous gift." Bringing the Message of Recovery to Our Schools By Janet Susin, Chair, NAMI Queens/Nassau Education Committee "This program should be introduced and implemented by every elementary and secondary school in the world." Book Review: The Hillside Diary and Other Writings By CARL BLUMENTHAL "I identify Robert's literary lineage as the 'silver-lining' school of writing. No matter how bad his situation, he puts a good face on things…." In Memoriam: Ben Allen By MARTY COHEN "I met Ben Allen when we started together as students at the Howie T. Harp Peer Specialist Center in the fall 1996. He was reserved and I was brash. I think it is true that opposites attract." Adult Home Residents Speak Out By DANIEL FREY "…when asked what he would say to a young person first entering the mental health system [an adult home resident replied]: 'You have to learn to accept the mistreatment and neglect of staff.'" Integrative Medicine is the Wave of the Future By SUSAN BATKIN "…educate consumers and providers, and challenge government officials to incorporate evidence-based alternative therapies into our current mental health treatment programs." |
Existence
for Adult Home Residents By CARLA RABINOWITZ "Most importantly, resident leaders mobilize other adult home residents who do not recognize that they have a voice worth hearing." The Power of Journaling By FRANK MARQUIT "It is not surprising that throughout history artists, scientists, philosophers, and explorers have used journals or diaries to record their feelings, thoughts, observations, and discoveries." Letter to New York City Voices' Editors " Editor's Note: New York City Voices reserves the right to print whichever letters it deems pertinent to its journalistic purposes and to edit those letters for brevity and clarity. Publication of a letter is not an endorsement of the letter writer's views." Eliminate Spend-Down Problem with Medicaid By CAROLE C. LAMSON, ESQ. "All individuals who are disabled as defined under the Social Security law are eligible to join the trust." Excerpts from Testimony on Final Report of The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health "President Bush asked the Commission to give the mental health system a physical and they did. The diagnosis is 'fragmentation and disarray.'" Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic By CARL BLUMENTHAL "They are asking visitors to not only imagine these dozen lives but also the 50,000 'patients' who lived at Willard from 1869 until its closing." NYAPRS' Sixth Annual Legislative Day By LEON MARQUIS "Ortiz gave voice to the suffering experienced by hundreds of consumers trapped in solitary confinement and reminded the audience that people of color are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system." Listen to My Story By NICOLE DECKER "I would have never made it without the support from my co-workers and my peers. Sometimes we all need support from a friend and we need someone to believe in us." About Support Groups and How They Work By CHRISTIAN HUYGEN, Ph.D. "So in many ways, groups help us learn how to connect with each other even if we just sit quietly and listen." Court Decisions Reflect Greater Understanding of Depression By JAY UKRYN, Esq. "These three cases demonstrate a willingness by the courts to consider depression as a matter of illness rather than moral or personal weakness." |
Ward
Stories: Poetry By SUSAN OSTERMAN "Susan Osterman, a NYC-based poet, has published three books of poetry: Silence and Slow Time, Strip Mining and A Head of her Time. Recent publication credits include The Village Voice, Indiana Review and Gnosis, a bilingual anthology, in which four of her poems were translated into Russian." Preface to Latino Mental Health Section "There are many subgroups of Latino. In New York City alone, we have representation from Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and South America. Each of these groups has different histories, different political relationships to the U.S., different genetics, and fundamentally different cultures. " My Experiences Led Me to Be What I Am By JENNIE AYALA "When I am asked how I would encourage others in their recovery, I say: 'You have to learn to help yourself and you have to have the will to want to get where you want to go.'" Being Latina with Mental Illness By BESS GARCIA "[Families] might believe that [mental illness] may be a bad spirit in the house, a fault in the way the person was raised, drugs, a weakness in character…[rather] than something that came out of thin air with no warning sign or reason." Some Reflections on Latino Mental Health By ANA L. LAGUZZI, Psy.D. "…mental health providers have to show sincere understanding and respect for [Latino] culture and for the socioeconomic problems that they often face." Demanding Human Rights for the Mentally Ill By HUMBERTO L. MARTINEZ, M.D. "The majority of people remain in [the Granjas] for a year or more, often for a lifetime...Little or no effort is made to promote reintegration into the community." If Only They Listened By KURT DOUGLAS SASS "A little extra attention to detail can save people a lot of pain and suffering." Interview with Electroboy Author Andy Behrman By DANIEL FREY "Andy's book is a turbulent spin through the life of a twenty-eight-year-old manic-depressive art forger and con-man, chronicling his sexual escapades, drug binges and treatment with electroshock therapy" As I See it: There's Gotta Be a Better Way By MARVIN SPIELER "While I counted my thirty-some days in prison, I consider myself lucky compared to today's criminalized mentally ill and the problems they must face." Launch of Online Dating Site for Adults with Mental Illness By JAMES LEFTWICH "Membership at NoLongerLonely.com is completely free of charge [and a chance to meet other consumers from your area]."
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