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posted 06/04/2009, comment (1)

Success! Success!! The Cartoon-A-Thon for May 2009 Mental Health Month was a success!

Success! Success!! The Cartoon-A-Thon for May 2009 Mental Health Month was a success! The purpose of the Cartoon-A-Thon is to use humor and laughter as positive tools in dealing with emotional disturbances which effect many people and families. Mental disorders due to mental Illness or mood disorders and nothing to laugh at, but that... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/08/2008, comments (0)

Depression, the Stigma, and Some Bloggers

Blogs, blogs, blogs. Everywhere you look, you find more blogs -- on every topic imaginable, including mental health and depression. Some of them are spectacular. Some are less spectacular. Some make me sad and angry because they perpetuate the stigma that all of us living with a mental health issue continue to fight. I came acrosss one of... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/27/2008, comments (17)

Are the Mentally Ill Worthy of Care?

From a state-wide perspective, it seems the answer is no. In my local newspaper, there have been horrific stories lately about the neglect and abuse of patients who have the misfortune of being mentally ill. The stories I am about to cite are unfortunately not unique to any one state. I read one headline in the... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/13/2008, comment (1)

Homelessness and Mental Illness

This morning, on my way to Peet's for a decaf iced mocha, I saw two young women taking pictures of what at first glance might look like two bundles of clothes on the sidewalk. Since I frequent that particular Peet's, and because I've worked in Berkeley, California, for over a year, I knew that the bundles were two people sleeping on the sidewalk.... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/07/2008, comments (2)

Cool! Bejing thinks I'm an "undesirable"!

When I heard that the Bejing Olympics committee issued a document banning mentally ill visitors, among other "undesirables," from attending the Olympics, my first thought was, "Well, color me totally not surprised." After all, why would the Chinese government be any different from other repressive government? They're just the latest in a long line... Read more Chevron

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