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Support Safe Harbor, the nation's Voice of Alternative Mental Health, at an evening of inspiration and fun!

Featuring:

 

Cledus T. Judd - country music's most popular comedian sends a very special taped message of courage and hope specifically for Safe Harbor and this event.  Judd's recent album Just Another Day in Parodies was at #1 on the Billboard Comedy Album Chart for 18 consecutive weeks.  A few months ago, he went public about his battle with bipolar disorder and the fact that he takes no drugs for it.

Paul Martin - one of the world's fastest cyclists and the man who lost his leg and went on to become a world triathlon champion (Triathlon = running a marathon, swimming 2.4 miles, and cycling 112 miles - all in one day). Author of One Man's Leg, Paul inspires all who hear him with his message of beating adversity against all odds.

Stories of Recovery - two individuals tell their stories of recovery from years of diagnoses of schizophrenia, depression, bulimia, and addiction and how they fully restored their health without drugs and went on to live full lives.

William Walsh, Ph.D. - Safe Harbor gives its Lighthouse Award to recognize the remarkable work of the chief scientist of the Health Research Institute and the Pfeiffer Treatment Center, the nation's largest clinic utilizing nutritional mental health treatments and giving hope to thousands.

Priscilla Slagle, M.D. - Safe Harbor honors one of the early pioneers of nutritional psychiatry, the author of The Way Up From Down, a woman who has given a lifetime of service to the wellness and recovery of her patients.

Stuart Shipko, M.D. - one of the nation's leading experts on the adverse effects of psychiatric drugs, psychiatrist Stuart Shipko tells the real story behind the widespread overuse of psychiatric medication and the negative consequences that have followed.

 

Incredible music by the Dave McConnell Band and the magical soul voice of Robbie Brown.

Hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Price: $65 in advance and $80 at the door. Seating is limited so get your tickets early!

This is the one time of the year Safe Harbor does public fundraising and is your chance to lend us your much-needed support. You may also send a donation to help us underwrite the cost of the event or purchase tickets for those who cannot afford to attend.

Purchase online at https://nt7.corpsite.com/secure_alternative/donation.htm

Simply note in the message box: "Event ticket(s)"

Tickets can also be purchased by mailing checks to:

Safe Harbor
1718 Colorado Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041

Or by phone at (323) 257-7338.
 

Ask the Doctor

Safe Harbor is pleased to announce that an hour before our awards benefit on October 24, we will hold an "Ask the Doctor Session" with three of the foremost authorities on holistic mental health treatment in the United States:

1. William Walsh, Ph.D., chief scientist of the nation's largest nutritional mental health clinic, treating all types of disorders, particularly children's.
2. Priscilla Slagle, M.D., a pioneer in holistic psychiatry and author of The Way Up From Down.
3. Hyla Cass, M.D., author of numerous books on the subject, including the recently released Natural Highs:
Supplements, Nutrition, and Mind/Body Techniques to Help You Feel Good All the Time.
 

For an hour, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM you can ask these doctors - who represent many decades of experience - all the questions you wish about mental health treatment, diet, best approaches for various disorders, etc.

The Ask the Doctor session is FREE for those with a ticket to our awards benefit ($10 for those without a ticket).

It will be in the same room as the event.

Paul Martin - one of the world's fastest cyclists

On October 24, 2002, World Ironman champion Paul Martin will speak for Safe Harbor at our awards benefit in Los Angeles entitled "A Message of Hope and Recovery." For those who may not know, an Ironman race - also called a triathlon - is running 26 miles, swimming 2.4 miles, and cycling 112 miles - all in one day.

Safe Harbor sponsors www.AlternativeMentalHealth.com, the world's largest site on alternatives to psychiatric drugs.

Psychiatrists generally tell people they will never recover, that they must be on drugs the rest of their lives.

We beg to differ. And Paul's message of hope will bring home the message that obstacles can be overcome.

In his own words: "In December, 1992, I lost my leg due to my own irresponsibility. In January of 1993 I made a decision to make the most of my situation and, on top of that, to be happy. After all, I could still laugh, I could still think, and the capacity to love and be loved had not been severed with my leg. It seemed to me that I was as whole as I ever had been...The primary message is that it is wonderful to be above ground; we all have everything we'll ever need to be happy, contributing members of our community. Every one of us has had some degree of adversity in life; we've had our obstacles, our sadness and our physical aches and pains, some of us more than others.

"We all have a choice regarding our perspective toward every issue we face. You've heard it a thousand times: half empty or half full. I feel that opting for the latter is truly 95 percent of the battle. Your happiness is not owed to you. Your happiness is self-fulfilling."

After that decision in January 1993, Paul went on to accomplish the following:

· 2000 Paralympic Cycling Team
· Ironman Hawaii, Malaysia, Europe
· First challenged athlete to complete The Double Ironman (Hawaii/XTERRA)
· 1998, 2001 International Triathlon Union (ITU) - Lower extremity amputee World Champion; 1997 and 1999 silver medallist
· 1998 and 1999 National Cycling Champion, road race
· 1998 IPC Disabled Cycling World Championships; bronze medallist
· National Record Holder, half marathon and 5k
· 2001-2002 US Amputee Hockey Team
· 2001 -First leg amputee to participate in an expedition length adventure race - Expedition BVI
· 1997 US Olympic Committee's Disabled Athlete of the Year
· Former member of the US Disabled Alpine Ski Team
 

Incredibly, Paul is running two triathalons a week apart on October 19 and 26, and is giving up much needed rest to fly to L.A. and donate his time to our event.

Please help support the very worthy cause of helping the mentally unwell restore their lives without drugs. Join Paul and Safe Harbor on Thursday evening, Oct. 24, 2002, at 7:30 PM in an evening of celebrating life, hope and recovery.

And do us a favor by passing this information along to those you think might be interested.

Full info on the event is beneath my signature below. You can help by buying your tickets soon!

Dan Stradford
President and founder
Safe Harbor
AlternativeMentalHealth.com