Articles & Information
By NEC Staff and Affiliates
Anatomy of an Epidemic, by Robert Whitaker — Summary of Findings www.madinamerica.com
Disability Numbers Due to Mental Illness Are Soaring. Our society understands that the arrival of Thorazine into asylum medicine in 1955 kicked off a “psychopharmacological
Advocates’ Guide 2020
The Advocates’ Guide: An Educational Primer on Federal Programs and Resources Related to Affordable Housing and Community Development is, as the title suggests, a guide
Self-Reliance and Belonging: Guest Experiences of a Peer Respite
Below is the abstract for this study on peer respites: Objective: A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term, overnight program that provides community-based mutual support
From Asylums to Recovery
This video by Mental Health America describes the history of the fight for civil rights and humane treatment for people with psychiatric disorders. Several leaders
Hearing Our Voices: Peer Support and Mental Illness (TEDx Talk)
When trying to solve this problem of lack of support for college students with mental illness, many people look to outsiders with specific credentials; but
A Case Study of the Peer-Run Crisis Respite Organizing Process in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, a group of consumers, called Groundhogs, organized themselves in early 2009 to design, lobby for, and implement PRCRs in the state. Groundhogs has