Virtual Recovery Center » Remembering people buried at state hospitals

 

After several years of planning, organizers held a dedication ceremony on June 10 for the national consumer memorial which commemorates the hundreds of thousands of mostly anonymous people buried at state hospitals across the country.

Our friend Larry Fricks, director of the Appalachian Consulting Group and vice-president of peer services for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, has been an active leader on this project.

For our part, a couple of years ago we provided the documentary, Recovered Dignity, on a local public access channel and held a discussion panel following the movie on the issues of treating people with mental illness with dignity and respect. The program was well received and helped to raise awareness of the project to create a national memorial at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C……

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Virtual Recovery Center » Remembering people buried at state hospitals

From Gerald Butler:

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CHARGE

And

The Russell Industrial Center & Bazaar

Present

Recovery Friday!

We are looking for artists, musicians, recovery programs, crafters, poets, writers, etc. Anyone wishing to display, sell, or present ideas and creations. Participation is free.

When-July 3^rd

Where-Russell Street Industrial Center/ I/75 at Clay

Time-6:00 PM until 9:00 PM

If you are interested in participating or know of consumers wishing to participate contact

Gerald Butler@ jaybee10.1@juno.com or 313-908-7434

For more info on the Russell Street Industrial Center & Bazaar

www.ricdetroit.com

An Anniversary of Freedom

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Today is the 10th Anniversary of the Olmstead decision by the Supreme Court.  This decision was the single most important result of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. The decision said that states couldn’t force people to live in institutions just because the state thought it was more convenient.

Federal law placed on states an affirmative demand that they work to allow people with disabilities to live in the community of their choice with the supports they need to succeed.

At this 10 year anniversary, it is worthwhile remembering why this is so important:

• As an advocate, every institution I was ever involved with, had many and continuing instances of physical and sexual abuse by staff on those who were forced to live in them.
• Every institution constricts freedom, personal development and choice for its own convenience.
• Every institution denies rights taken for granted by the rest of us to those who live in them for its own convenience.
• Every institution administration views those who live in them as beds, slots, billable payments, or drains on cash flow.
• Every institution discourages the creation of real human relationships between those who live there, between staff and those who live there, and between administrators and those who live there, with policies, the criticism of “unprofessional”, and a constant cultural belief that residents are the inferiors of those who “care” for them.

Let us take a moment to remember our brothers and sisters who are still living in institutions, and reaffirm our commitment to use the Olmstead decision to help them to live in the community of their choice.

 

Tardive Dyskinesia Center - Comprehensive TD Resource

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Tardive dyskinesia is a condition typically caused by certain psychoactive drugs such as anti-depressants, or "dopamine antagonists" (drugs that block dopamine receptors, used to treat disorders of the nervous or circulatory system). When a patient has been taking certain prescription drugs over a long period of time, often at high dosages, involuntary, repetitive tic-like movements can result, primarily in the facial muscles or (less commonly) the limbs, fingers and toes. The hips and torso may also be affected.

 

Dyskinesia refers to the involuntary nature of muscular movements or the difficulty in performing voluntary muscular movement. Tardive means that a condition has the tendency to appear late. Symptoms of tardive dyskinesia can develop and persist long after used of the medication causing the disorder has been discontinued. Tardive dyskinesia can appear similar to other types of disorders. Most often the disorder is confused with Tourette's syndrome………

Tardive Dyskinesia Center - Comprehensive TD Resource

A Recovery fridays.doc

Center of Healing Arts, Recovery, Growth & Empowerment

A community outreach program of Adult Well Being Services

In conjunction with

The Russell Industrial Center & Bazaar

We are presenting

Recovery Friday!

The enjoyment of recovery should be as often as possible. Thus we are offering a night for consumers to celebrate recovery by: reciting poetry, telling recovery stories, singing, playing instruments, dancing, selling their artistic creations, and otherwise demonstrating their talents and abilities.

When-July 3^rd

Where-Russell Street Industrial Center/ I/75 at Clay

Time-6:00 PM until 9:00 PM

If you are interested in participating or know of consumers wishing to participate contact

Gerald Butler@ jaybee10.1@juno.com or 313-908-7434

For more info on the Russell Street Industrial Center & Bazaar

www.ricdetroit.com

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A Recovery fridays.doc

Personal Recovery and Mental Illness | Recovery In Sight offers training products and training services, research, advisory and self-help services

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Illustrated by twenty-six case studies from around the world, this book sets an agenda for mental health services internationally by converting ideas of recovery into an action plan for professionals.

Personal Recovery and Mental Illness | Recovery In Sight offers training products and training services, research, advisory and self-help services

LifeLube: the blog: Queer Peers for Recovery

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For decades the mental health consumer/survivor civil rights movement has been advocating recovery. I have been honored to work in this movement since 1985 and finally witness recovery as a system transformation goal.
Once labeled co-morbid, dually diagnosed and double troubled, I am now a co-occurring person living with bipolar II, in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions and living well since diagnosed HIV-positive in September 1988. This affords the label of being a person who is multiply occurring, dynamic, creative and gifted. I am still learning how to live a recovering life.
For years I couldn't be gay in mental health treatment, advocacy or peer groups nor could I be out about mental illness in gay society. It was a painful duality where peer support helped bridge this divide.

LifeLube: the blog: Queer Peers for Recovery

Luis Carlos Montalván: Veteran Stigma: "What Does My Country think of Me?"

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As if to pour salt on the physical and psychological wounds of millions of America's veterans, a recent trend has emerged in both public pronouncements and privately held attitudes that suggests that veterans returning from the 'long wars' in Iraq and Afghanistan pose a security risk to potential employers, fellow workers, and workplace patrons.

"I cannot be open about my post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with prospective employers in light of the Homeland Security debacle," says former Army Sgt. and Iraq veteran Steve Kraft. "It's like a scarlet letter."……

Luis Carlos Montalván: Veteran Stigma: "What Does My Country think of Me?"