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June 3, 2010

Book Reviews: Two books on practicalities of recovery research
Paula Goring and Jijian Voronka, researchers in Canada's At Home project, review two books about the practicalities of recovery research. Read their review
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April 26, 2010

Consider This: Taking recovery from ideal to actual (Part 1)
. . .creating the change
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April 13, 2010

From Our Readers: Recovery, new health care law -- conference topics
Harvey Rosenthal, executive director of New York Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) writes about an upcoming conference: "In our upcoming "6th Annual Executive Seminar on System Transformation," NYAPRS once again seeks to connect experts on the most promising trends supporting the advance of recovery. This includes discussions of wellness, community integration, self-determination, new federal health care law, and innovative service approaches. More than 50 speakers, who represent local, state and national leaders, will spend two days discussing these important...
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January 18, 2010

News: Death of Judi Chamberlin, consumer activist and author

Judi Chamberlin, a pioneer for consumer choice, died after a long illness in Boston, Mass. As a result of how she was treated for depression in the 1960s, with voluntary and involuntary hospitalizations, . . .
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December 3, 2009

News: Review of psycho-social interventions for schizophrenia

Delays in implementing recommended psycho-social services as an adjunct to medication can prolong disabilities associated with schizophrenia, write the authors of a study in the on-line Advance Access Schizophrenia Bulletin. In a comprehensive project (citing 233 references)
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December 1, 2009

News: Models beyond outpatient commitment

In the ten years since Kendra Webdale was pushed to her death by a man who was denied services for his mental illness, questions about what led to this tragedy have been widely discussed. Led by New York, more than 40 states now believe they have addressed this with laws mandating outpatient or involuntary commitment (AOT). But the issue is hardly resolved, as evidenced by the activists, services providers and psychiatrists who crowded the Columbia University law school law school to discuss what it means to "gain compliance in the community."
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November 6, 2009

Commentary: Rose Hill defends rehab model, deflects critics

Last month a Michigan treatment program does what makes it proud: it helped a resident who had demonstrated a successful course of therapy return to the community where he was rebuilding his life. The problem was the local community, which dredged up the past. Read Gayle Flanigan's account of how stigma remains a barrier for some with a mental illness.
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November 2, 2009

News: Clubhouses spared in Mass.

In the last month, hundreds of advocates rallied, and state legislators appealed to the governor, to spare Mass. clubhouses from the budget ax. "Our demonstrators were heard," said a spokesperson . . .
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October 23, 2009

Book Reviews: Principled Leadership by Bill Anthony and Kevin Huckshorn

In a word, Bill Anthony and Kevin Huckshorn have put together, with the help of a myriad of interviews, the ideal text for future leaders of behavioral health programs and institutions, says Richard Van Horn in a review of "Principled Leadership."
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October 21, 2009

News: Congratulations David Oaks
David Oaks, founder of Mind Freedom International, was named one of Utne Reader's 50 visionaries changing the world. . .
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