Empowerment
Spiritual Emergence
Spiritual emergence has been defined as "the movement of an individual to a more expanded way of being that involves enhanced emotional and psychosomatic health, greater freedom of personal choices, and a sense of
Self-determination and independence versus force and dependency
For some time now, there has been much written about and even more talk concerning the "restructuring" supposedly happening in various mental health systems. So far, everything I have read or heard of, indicates
Rights are Universal
On August 11, 1995, this consumer received an insult that cut to the quick. On a flight to a conference I was to attend, as the flight attendant was asking if passengers wanted refreshments,
Judi Chamberlin is 1995 Pike Prize recipient
The following are remarks made by Judi Chamberlin in accepting the N. Neal Pike Prize, from the Pike Institute on Law & Disability Boston University School of Law. It was the first time the
Mental
SUBWAY PSYCHO'S DEADLY SHOVE screamed the headline in the New York Post. "Subway Death Stirs Call for More Curbs On Mental Patients" says the demure New York Times. Curb your dog. Curb your mental
Interview with Judi Chamberlin
lh: How did you come to do the work that you do? jc: It was all based on my own experiences with the mental health system. I saw that something was very wrong and