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Christina Bruni

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (3)

Business As Unusual: The Police Get It Wrong Again

It was business as unusual for the New York City police department on September 24, 2008, as officers responded to the scene where an EDP-emotionally disturbed person-stood on the awning below a fire escape, naked and poking a 10-foot long stick. The lieutenant, identified as Michael Pigott, gave the order for a cop to Taser the guy. A Taser... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 10/06/2008, comments (2)

Choices in Recovery - Summary of Past Submissions

My mini-series of blogs focusing on Choices in Recovery was set aside temporarily when I was asked to write a series of blogs on the unusual Coping Skills that my first psychiatrist taught me some forty plus years ago. The series of blogs on coping skills began with "Ad hoc Blog on Coping Skills" posted on 30 December 2007 and was... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/02/2008, comments (2)

Celebrating Mental Illness Awareness Week

In the United States, NAMI celebrates Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) from Sunday, October 5 to October 11 this year. Bipolar Awareness Day takes place on Thursday, October 9. In 1990, the U.S. Congress established this week in recognition of NAMI's efforts to raise mental illness awareness. I'd like now to talk about the significance of... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/29/2008, comments (4)

Personal Advocacy - Representation

When someone mentions advocacy for the mentally ill, what comes to mind for most people are organizations focused on lobbying congress and educating the general public. Each of these endeavors is worthy of lengthy discussion, but neither provide what I would consider to be "personal advocacy." Personal advocacy is taking up... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/22/2008, comments (3)

It's the Little Things that Count

This week I'm resuming the series of Blogs called Choices in Recovery. Like every other discipline of interest to mankind [at least in the English speaking world] that deals with specific issues of long standing, the field of mental illness and mental health, develop their own arcane terminology. Schizophrenia... Read more Chevron

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