Consumer/Survivor History Project
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 of the psychiatric survivor, peer, and recovery movements speak about
Judi Chamberlin Archives
The Chamberlin Papers chronicle 39-years of Judi Chamberlin's experience in the Psychiatric Survivors Movement. Based on the original order created by Judi, the collection is divided into 5 series to illustrate her advocacy work and
History of the Consumer/Survivor Movement
By Gayle Bluebird History connects us with our past, with those who have gone before us and those who have earned remembrance. Persons currently working as peer providers, including peer specialists, may not
Responding to Emotional Crisis
By Deborah (Whittle) Trueheart When someone we know and love is having an experience of intense emotional suffering, it is hard to know what to do. It is natural to feel overwhelmed and
Recovery Through Recognition of the History of Consumers and Survivors
It's About Time: Discovering, Recovering and Celebrating Consumer/Survivor History Do We Need a Survivor's History of Madness? Peter Beresford and John Hopton develop radically different views on the question. Peter Beresford on the need
The Ex-Patients’ Movement: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
From The Journal of Mind and Behavior Volume 11, Number 3, Summer 1990 ~ Special Issue, Challenging the Therapeutic State, pages 323-336. A complete history of the mental patients' liberation movement is still to