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Ask the Pharmacist: Medicare
Part D BY STEVE KAUFMAN, RPH, SUPERVISING PHARMACIST, MANHATTAN PLAZA PHARMACY “Medicare Part D is for prescription drug coverage available to all people with Medicare. We are now more than a month into the new Medicare Part D program and there seems to be more confusion now then ever.” This Life is Not So Bad BY JOSEPHINE V. LUCAS “I don’t like taking the meds, but I take it to avoid going into the hospital.” Gay/Straight/Human: Helping Our Therapists Help Us BY CHRISTIAN HUYGEN, PH.D., DIRECTOR, RAINBOW HEIGHTS CLUB “Professional guidelines require a supportive and affirming attitude on the part of your therapist and psychiatrist [regardless of your sexual orientation].” It’s Free and Fun to Meet the Legislators BY JANA FAGLIA “On Tuesday, January 31, 2006, many people in the state of New York got up early in the morning to get on buses to go to the capital Albany. They were going to meet with legislators…” My Body and My Mind Were Transformed BY KIM ELBERT “I am not ashamed of having schizophrenia and a mood disorder and feel that the more we become advocates and stand up to the stigma we will win this battle.” In Memoriam: Ted Laikind BY ANGELA CERIO “Ted Laikind…was abandoned by “the system.” In Memoriam How I View the Homelessness Situation BY IRIS DELORENZO “A great many homeless people seem to be struggling with mental illness or physical infirmities. They need connections to social service organizations which will help them achieve housing approval. Many of them need home health attendants to protect their right to live independently, and not in a hospital or a nursing home.” Thank You, Governor Codey! BY MILLIE NISS “Usually the mental health community has to kick and scream to get governments to do anything to improve the conditions of the mentally ill. So when an official goes out of his way to help without having to be pushed, it merits great praise.” Disabled Rent Increase Exemption BY HOUSING COLUMNISTS DANIEL STERN AND ELIZABETH PETERSON, HOUSING CONSULTANTS WITH THE CENTER FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICES "DRIE exempts people with disabilities from future rent increases as long as their rent is more than one-third of the household's disposable income." City Voices New Deal BY DAN FREY, EDITOR IN CHIEF "We may be underdogs in our chaotic world, but we are also beacons of light for those lost in it." ARTICULOS EN ESPANOL
Residentes de ancianatos
continúan la lucha "¡Los cigarrillos ayudan a aumentar la depresión!" POR Paul Chipkin "Es probable que los cigarrillos nos acaben más, que el hecho de poder sentir nuestras emociones. Las emociones nos hacen sentir vivos ¿Fumarse un cigarrillo puede hacer ESO en realidad?" Un grito de auxilio desde China POR Cao Chun Mei "Estoy muy asustada, no quiero tan sólo esperar y morir... ¿Puedes ayudarme? Estoy muy angustiada." |
I Like Working BY PATRICK FILIPPI “I like working at Shea.” “The Cigarettes Help With the Depression!” BY “Cigarettes are more likely to kill us than feeling our emotions. Emotions make us feel alive—does a smoke really do THAT?” Thank You, Thank You, Thank You BY KURT SASS “It is about time I started thanking people publicly for their help in my recovery.” Housing Leases Should Be in the Consumers’ Names BY SARA J. FULTON, ESQ., MFY LEGAL SERVICES, INC. “By naming the consumers themselves on the leases, providers can secure the apartments indefinitely and be guaranteed that the rents will not rise more than the amount set by the Rent Guidelines Board.” Book Review: Stories from the SHU BY JOSEPH A. GLAZER, ESQ. “[Being in the SHU means] twenty-three hours a day, 365 days a year, in a six-foot by nine-foot space.” Breakthrough in Depression and Schizophrenia Research BY WILLIAM JIANG, MLS “Great news this week!” Learning to Live with Psychosis BY EILEEN MCMANUS “…sometimes when I am reeling in agony from psychosis, I wonder if it is because I don’t have love that I suffer the way I do.” No Insight, Poor Judgment BY BERYL ABDULLAH KHABEER “Let us quit the name-calling (labeling) and try to understand in earnest why each of us say, do or think the way we do…only then can professionals look at us anew and stop writing us off as having ‘no insight and poor judgment.’” Making it Through Problems BY ANONYMOUS “Living life is truly an ‘inside job.’” Another Phone Mess I Got Myself Into BY RICK SOSTCHEN “The comedic stylings of Rick Sostchen.” The ACT Team Treated Me with Disrespect BY DEREK SENAPE “[Thanks to the ACT team] I now have a much greater sense of insecurity especially when dealing with authority figures in a psychosocial or psychotherapeutic setting as well as dealing with people in the world.” Defining Recovery BY WILLIAM ANTHONY, PATRICIA DEEGAN, AND OTHERS "Recovery's three cornerstones: hope, willingness and responsible action "
ARTICULOS EN ESPANOL Me gusta el trabajo POR Patrick Filippi "Me gusta trabajar en el Shea". RIPPD: Redireccionamiento de las personas para alejarlas del Sistema de Justicia Criminal. POR Lisa Ortega, Directora del Proyecto: Derechos para Personas Encarceladas con Impedimentos Psiquiátricos (RIPPD por sus siglas en inglés). "... el NYPD responde a llamadas relacionadas con enfermos mentales cada 6.5 minutos" Consúltele al Farmacéutico: la Parte D de Medicare POR Steve Kaufman, Farmacéutico Certificado (RPH por sus siglas en inglés) "La Parte D de Medicare es un plan para el cubrimiento de medicamentos recetados, disponible para todas las personas que tengan Medicare."
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Film Review: Inside Outside
Great Turnout at Brooklyn Film Festival BY DAN FREY “The Master Narrative, which documented the history of psychiatric treatment, omitted the cruelty behind the actions used to treat mental health consumers.” Poetry Review: A Drop in the Bucket BY CINDY SOSTCHEN “It is not often that a poetry book can be called “harrowing” and “beautiful” in the same breath, but both adjectives are appropriate in describing Melissa Brown’s A Drop in the Bucket.” A Cry from China BY CAO CHUN MEI “I am very scared—I don’t want to just wait and die….Can you help me? I’m very distressed.” Activities of the Coalition BY DAVID L. GOURDINE, LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COORDINATOR, THE ALLIANCE EMPOWERMENT COALITION “By engaging in self-help directives and by reducing any and all stigma related to mental health concerns, the Coalition has created a state-wide network of groups and currently provides a wealth of trainings.” Clarity from Chaos BY A COLUMN BY CHRYSTAL WOODSON “Palazzolo’s world [leads us to question]…‘What is real?’” I Can Feel Again BY ELENA MARIE “I can feel again.” Vacation Adventure on a Tight Budget BY IRIS E. SANKEY “I’d spent a total of $330 on fare, food, gifts, and miscellaneous items [for a two week trip]. I saved about $320!” Bruni in the City: Gaining Confidence BY CHRISTINA BRUNI “My odyssey in recovery has been learning how to trust the world again after paranoia set in.” Book Review: Journey to the Center of Self BY JOHN CARDINALE “Journey to the Center of Self: the Record of a Healing Sara conveys an inspiring message of compassion, understanding and love on every page. The reader will be moved regardless of his or her religious or non-religious background.” RIPPD: Diverting People Away from the Criminal Justice System BY LISA ORTEGA, PROJECT DIRECTOR, RIGHTS FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES (RIPPD) “…the NYPD responds to calls involving persons with mental illness every 6.5 minutes.” Ward Stories: Poetry
What Peer-Run Organizations Should Always Keep in Mind BY NOELLE POLLET "We forget that the magic we sell is our transformed selves. We forget to dwell in love in our snug little yurts." How a Bill
Becomes a Law in New York ARTICULOS EN ESPANOL Un Avance en la Investigación
de la Esquizofrenia y la Depresión. Reseña crítica: Historias del SHU (Stories from the SHU) POR el Señor Don Joseph A. Glazer "[estar en el SHU significa] veintitrés horas al día, 365 días al año en un espacio de 6 pies (1.80 mts.) con 9 pies (2.70 mts)." Gracias, gracias, gracias POR Kurt Sass "Ya es hora de que empiece a agradecer a las personas públicamente por su ayuda en el proceso de mi recuperación". Bruni en la Ciudad: Aumento de Confianza. POR Cristina Bruni " La odisea en mi propia recuperación ha sido aprender de qué manera puedo confiar en el mundo otra vez, después de que la paranoia empezó "
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