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Writing Expresses My Inner
Self BY CHRISTINA BRUNI “Documenting my life in black-and-white, I was able to see that I’m a beautiful person who was self-determined.” The New York City Voices Saga BY STAFF “In time, the newsletter became a newspaper, received grants, volunteers, professional printing and layout services and grew into what it is called today: New York City Voices.” Pleasure Time with People BY MARY LUO “If the people supporting you are becoming more and more, your inner heart would feel safer and safer.” Voice from Solitary in Attica State Prison BY CARLOS SABATER “I do read your precious letters and the paper over and over, reminding myself…that my condition is not an isolated one and that my situation can improve—it has to.” Veterans’ Issues Column: The Long Walk Home BY KENYATTA YAMEL “The journey to mental health begins when we believe that we can achieve.” Bruni in the City: When Co-workers Know A COLUMN BY CHRISTINA BRUNI “Hang in there and stay focused on living and being a part of life.” Am I A Mass-Murderer or a Saint? ANTI-SMOKING COLUMNIST PAUL CHIPKIN “Are there people whose physical health was damaged by my second-hand smoke?” Adult Home Residents Keep up the Fight ADULT HOME GUEST COLUMNIST GARY LEVIN, PRESIDENT, OCEAN HOUSE RESIDENTS’ COUNCIL AND BOARD MEMBER, COALITION OF INSTITUTIONALIZED AGED & DISABLED (CIAD) “We need to see adult home residents as being people like everybody else. The reason that many of the residents of the adult homes are where they are could happen [to anyone].” Be Yourself No Matter What BY ELENA MARIE "[consumers] are interesting people to know." |
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Stories: Poetry by -CECIL WILLIAMS -KENYATTA YAMEL -PAT NICHOLSON Mental Health Response to Terrorism and Disasters BY G.F. PROUD “Terrorism is defined as actions undertaken to achieve a political or ideological goal through a threat or action that creates terror or horror. The fear and horror objectives of terrorism go direct to the human psyche and threaten its stability.” A Bipolar Enlightening BY ROSEMARY THOMAS “My son is my blessing from God…To all individuals living with this illness, stay well, strong and positive. Don’t give up hope.” Changing Minds: Mental Health Alternatives to Prison BY RIPPD COLUMNIST LISA ORTEGA “All too often mental health courts overlook the true professionals, those of us who have forensic and mental health histories…the peer specialists.” Mental Illness Can be a Blessing BY CHERYL HARPER “Mental illness is often an automatic teacher of compassion…[it] is knowing too much not too little.” Mental Health Courts: Helping or Hurting Consumers? “JUSTICE FOR ALL” COLUMN BY DANIEL W. PHILLIPS III, PH.D. “The main focus of government officials, however, should be providing mental health treatment, housing, and job support in the community before a person is arrested.” Follow Your Bliss BY MARK BORITZ “…doing what you love is the road to happiness and sanity.” The Status of a Mental Health Consumer BY CRAIG BAYER “…it was…essential to my mental health to adjust to being poor.” Conferences: My personal chaos BY DEBORAH MAX “Conferences are not normal…I find myself talking with people whom I really would rather ignore…but we do this conference shtick because it’s what’s expected of us.” |
Letters/Emails
To Voices' Editors BY: -ANONYMOUS -JEROME FRANK -MARY J ELGIN -RAY CALIGIURE -CECIL WILLIAMS Ready or Not, Here Comes Medicare Part D! BY MICHAEL SEEREITER “We urge you to get as much information as possible and educate yourself on this new benefit, as it will surely have a large impact on the ability of those affected to access prescription drugs.” Medicare to Offer New Cost-Saving Prescription Drug Program BY MARY R. GREALY, PRESIDENT, HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL “[The Medicare Drug Program] could save the nation’s more than 10 million Medicare beneficiaries up to 75 percent of their yearly prescription drug costs.” Managing Your Fears and Anxieties BY STAN POPOVICH “The main point of this article is that no matter how difficult it is to manage your fear and anxieties, the answers are out there if you look hard enough.” Helping Our Therapists Help Us LGBT ISSUES COLUMN BY CHRISTIAN HUYGEN, PH.D., DIRECTOR, RAINBOW HEIGHTS CLUB “…it’s so important to have a therapist who makes you feel comfortable, and to change therapists if you don’t feel that way…How long does it take to know if you feel comfortable with someone? Probably 30 seconds or less.” IPRT is the Place to Be BY CRAIG R. BAYER “IPRT…is sort of like a liberal arts college: people find themselves there and move on with a new sense of purpose and direction.” Shrink to Fit BY SUZY JOHNSTON, CONSUMER LEADER IN SCOTLAND “Contrary to what many claim, the majority of mental health professionals are not trying to make our lives harder…they are human and can get it wrong...making difficult decisions that they have to live with on their conscience too.” We are on Our Way BY NEW YORK CITY VOICES’ EDITORIAL BOARD “We look to you for new program ideas that may benefit you as a consumer, a family member, friend, advocate or professional”
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