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
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
Resonating in Japan
Dan Fisher's Presentations on Recovery In many ways I feel I learned as much from the Japanese as they learned from me during my 5 days of sharing experiences with consumer/survivors and mental health
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
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
On the road with Judi Chamberlin: Six countries in four weeks!
In April and May, I visited Holland, Norway, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, and England, meeting with consumers/survivors and their organizations, as well as with mental health professionals. The trip started at a large