 | "I escaped, maybe. Not unscathed. I felt myself imprisoned."
-- How far should the medical profession go when faced
with a possibly suicidal patient? |
| Some
say that the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill
in the '80s has gone too far and back fired, while others
say that community treatment with the right funding will
work. |
| Comments
on the Texas Tragedy and the need for Mental Illness
awareness. Andrea Yates’ crime shocked the
nation. Was her treatment a big part of the problem? |
| Absence
of Federal protections against harm from retrospective
industry backed research creates an unethical research
scenario. |
| As
a result of the evidence it has heard in its first
session in Berlin over the weekend
of June 30/July 1, 2001, the Russell Tribunal is convinced
that the serious abuse of human rights in the name of
psychiatry is widespread but largely unrecognized. |
| More
on the debate over forced psychiatric care and
families' struggles to control their loved ones. (From
USAToday - Health) |
| The
Mentally Ill in America: A People in Bondage by Tom
Barresi. |
| I've
Been Fighting for the Civil Rights of All;
Forever! |
| Some
common misconceptions on hospital care for the
mentally disabled. |
| Stigma
- The Most Unjust Assessment One Person Can Make About
Another, Before Even Meeting That Person! |
| Becoming
a Mental Health Reformer by Tom Barresi - an
effective Mental Health Advocate/Reformer, must be fully capable of working
unsupervised, and totally alone, he can't allow his confidence to be "shaken", by anyone. |
| Letter
to California Senators from Tom Barresi, explains in
simple terms what the mental health movement is about. |
| Another
letter by
Tom Barresi to California Senators suggests the value
of supporting initiatives to provide internet voting
capability. |
| Glued Pages and Sticky Questions
- Concerns about censorship by the NAMI California Board of Directors of
The Journal, and
their stopping the publishing of this excellent publication. (Feb. 2001) |
| Click
here for Dan
Weisburd's email to NAMI Sacramento regarding his original Sept. 5, 2000 letter
to NAMI California. (March, 2001) |
| Update:
Dan
Weisburd DEMAND Notice released March 8, 2001. Dan Weisburd demands a retraction
and apology from the NAMI
California Board of Directors. (March 8, 2001) |
| "IT
IS CENSORSHIP! I WILL NEVER KOWTOW TO A
DICTATORSHIP!" article by Dan E. Weisburd Editor
of The JOURNAL. |
| CIT
What is it? - Why we need it here in Santa Cruz. (Feb.,
2001) |
| Assisted
Care - Patient Bill of Rights - The right to have preserved and safeguarded his or her personal
property..
|
| That
was THEN..., This is NOW! - Changes in the perception
and support structures for those affected by serious brain
disorders between 1979 and now. (April, 2001) |
| AB1800
- Why forced psychiatry is not the right approach, comments by Senator
John Burton. (Feb.,
2001) |
| Local
Santa Cruz Candidate Positions
- The
NAMI-SCC legislative committee sent out a questionnaire and position paper to
the candidates from the 2nd district supervisory race, 15th
congressional district, and the district attorney race (Santa Cruz County,
California). Responses were received from Jim Cunneen, Candidate for the 15th
Congressional District, Ron Ruiz, candidate for District Attorney,
Christine McGuire and Ellen Pirie, candidates for 2nd District
Supervisor. (Oct., 2000) |
