"After more than three decades of doing this work," writes David Oaks, executive director of MindFreedom International, "I have found that we need to find some simple victories. Changing our own language is something that we still have control over. I want to emphasize, as I say in this essay, that my suggestion is not about political correctness or linguistic perfection, which are impossible goals.
My suggestion is that we can take a small step toward our principles by finding more inclusive ways of describing those formerly called "mentally ill."
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