International Consumer/Survivor Groups
Recovering Humanity in South Korea: Nothing About Us Without Us
Dan Fisher's Presentations on Recovery I realize from this trip that I travel to learn as much as to teach. The South Korean Commission on Human Rights had asked me to come to teach
Learning from Northern Europe
Dan Fisher's Presentations on Recovery In April-May, 2006, I gave a series of talks in Sweden, Netherlands, and Denmark. I talked but I also entered into dialogue with “users” (their name for consumer/survivors),
Life Found in Translation – Magic Moment in Puerto Rico
Dan Fisher's Presentations on Recovery On February 25, 2006, Dr. Fisher presented a keynote address and two workshops to the staff of Value Options in San Juan, Puerto Rico. CEO Marina Diaz had appreciated
It’s a small world after all: Self-help and mutual support groups in Israel
In January of this year I was invited to do a pre-conference institute and a keynote address at the First International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health Care at the Hebrew
Hope and Recovery in Australia
I spent three very busy, exciting days in Melbourne, Australia, in connection with a conference on recovery. From May 7 through May 9, 2008, I was immersed in the world of the Australian consumer
Brazil’s social movement to close mental asylums
Of all the Latin American countries, only Brazil has a national grassroots consumer movement. As a long-time Brazil-watcher, I've been very interested in the social movements that have grown there since the late 1970s