International Consumer/Survivor Groups
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
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
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
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