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Picnic
for Parity 2004 By MIRIAM WEXLER, CRC, Secretary, National Picnic for Parity, Inc. and JULIA BLYDENBURGH "If a person with diabetes has health insurance, the expenses of living with the disease are covered. If a person [has mental illness], only a small portion of the expensive treatment is covered by private health insurance." From Bedlam to Community Care By MARK GUSTIN, President, Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management's New York Chapter "It helps as we do this work to be constantly aware that we serve a population of chronically affected persons who are walking among us and working beside us as our friends and neighbors." The New York Times and Insanity By WILLIAM JIANG, MLS "Stigma with regards to mental illness and crime seems to be as much a part of our society today as it was more than 150 years ago." National Forum for Change By DANIEL FREY and ERIC JACKSON "Every year, the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) has its conference in Washington, DC, a place to gather together to see what is going on in mental health. Here we have an opportunity to renew our sense of commitment and vigor to the cause." Great Services Right in Front of Your Nose By KURT DOUGLAS SASS "For over 20 years, The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill's New York City Metro Chapter has helped these consumers and loved ones become hopeful again about the future by helping them in their recovery from mental illness." MHEP Conference Offers Attendees Big-time Choices By CARL BLUMENTHAL "In New York City, we are fortunate that every year MHEP takes its show on the road. This year's conference took place on May 25 at South Beach Psychiatric Center on Staten Island. It may have been an historic event…" Mental Illness Deserves Understanding By MARY ELKIND "I have been blessed with a remission of my illness." Married and Pregnant By MEERA POPKIN "I feel one hundred percent ready to be a mom and wife." Recovery Involves Having Goals By CHRISTINA BRUNI "If the seeds of illness are there when we're born, recovery is our birthright." We Must Learn From the Gay and Latino Communities By ERIC JACKSON "To say 'I am mentally ill' is oftentimes a curse that stigmatizes and demeans you to the level of a second class citizen or worse…." There's a Job Out There For You By CHRISTINA BRUNI "…I'm living proof that there's a job waiting for you, if you keep an open mind, be patient, and are willing to go out there and discover it." |
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Stories: Poetry
PROS Challenges Consumers to Master New Rules By CARL BLUMENTHAL "Until now, all consumers were served for free. In the future [with PROS], clients without Medicaid may have to pay according to income." Seeing Miss New York State Talk about Depression By LAURA GOODMAN Miss New York, Jessica Lynch, inspired a high school student with her tale of recovery, and she tells of her inspiration in this article. Legislators, the Media and the Public Experience Schizophrenia By DANIEL FREY "One participant remarked after using the machine, 'that was really frightening.' It surely is. That is the point." The Barrier to Success We Keep Quiet By S. A. GREEN "Why are the successful mentally ill invisible except for a few superstars?" Looking for Self-Help? By SHIFRA LAWNER, Director, Self-Help Source "The Self-Help Source is a peer-run, state-wide clearinghouse of self-help information on mental health that serves consumers/survivors/ex-patients (c/s/xs) in New York State." Driving on Parkways By LINDA MAXINE WEINTRAUB "To me, it was amazing that one day—after so much 'lip service'—I came to the realization that my symptoms were DISTRESSING, NOT DANGEROUS." Long-term Stayers/Chronically Homeless Priority By DANIEL STERN "…a person who is designated as a long-term stayer receives priority for housing interviews, placement on wait lists, and placement into a housing program." Creativity and Mental Illness By DANIEL FREY "…the more a profession relies on emotional elements and subjective forms of creative expression, the higher the prevalence [of mental illness]." Personal Spiritual Beliefs Help Me Recover By CHRISTINA BRUNI "Every day I seek to forgive myself if I feel guilty or ashamed for having gotten sick."
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Finding
Your Own Way: A Column By CHRISTIAN HUYGEN, Ph.D., Director, Rainbow Heights Club "So how do you decide if you are gay?...Listen to your secret thoughts and your desires and your dreams...let yourself accept these feelings without worrying what, if anything, you're going to do about them." Persevering with a One-of-a-Kind Child By KURT DOUGLAS SASS "We just don't have the adequate staff to meet Kurt's special needs." " The Trial of Being Who You Are By CHRISTINA BRUNI "When the media reinforces a stereotype of women with mental illnesses, how can we know that the average person doesn't believe it, won't be sucked in?" Children and Mental Illness is Theme of 2004 Ken Book Awards By CARL BLUMENTHAL "With all the glad-handing and back-slapping, the 2004 Ken Book Awards had the feeling of a class reunion." Letters to the Editors
Man Finds Solace in Music and Religion An interview with Philip H. Dolinsky where Mr. Dolinsky talks about his history and shares some poetry. Sisters Who Have Come Out of the Shadow By DANIEL FREY "Sisters Susan Smiley and Tina Kotulski were interviewed individually and on separate occasions, but with mostly the same questions. They are the adult children of Millie, a woman with paranoid schizophrenia." People Say I'm Crazy: the Interview "Ten years ago, after his first psychotic break, artist John Cadigan started filming himself because he wanted the world to know what it is like to live with labels such as "psychotic," "schizophrenic" and "severely disabled." He filmed everything from being catatonic to when he had ECT" Celebrating Employment By DANIEL FREY "Clubhouses are supporting thousands of people with mental illness as they play important roles in their communities as workers, leaders, friends, parents and voters." You're a Lunatic, Freak, Psycho, Crack-up and Mental Case! By ANDY BEHRMAN "But when the symptoms were out of control—the racing thoughts, the hallucinations and the sleepless nights—I actually felt better knowing that I was, in fact, really ill." Weight Gain, Diet, and Psychotropic Meds By DEBORAH A. HUDSPETH "As I increased my vegetables and fruits, I noticed their antipsychotic effects—they calmed, sedated, and 'grounded' me."
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