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Mental Health Activism in Georgia
Speaking at the annual conference which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Georgia Mental Health Consumers Network, pioneer activist Larry Fricks outlined the organization's stepping stones toward success. Fricks once served as director for consumer affairs for Georgia's division of mental health. He has actively contributed to building the grassroots movement that developed certified peer services, and is currently involved in the reconfiguration of programs for recovery with the Center for IntegratCollected in miwatch.org's videos Aug 30, 2011 -
Reform includes mental health in Affordable Healthcare Act
Dr. Don Berwick CMS, outlines the potential for delivering services, reducing costs, and making health care seamless with new reforms of the Affordable Healthcare Act.Collected in miwatch.org's videos May 5, 2011 -
Affordable Health Care impacts behavioral health
Behavioral health stands to benefit from the Affordable Health Care Act expanding coverage to millions who would otherwise not qualify. Here HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius and SAMHSA administrator Pam Hyde discuss some of the ways.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Sep 21, 2010 -
Finding medical help despite mental illness difficult
In addition to the chronic medical problems associated with treatment for a mental illness -- weight gain, diabetes, cardiac problems -- Marge Starling reports difficulty with an emergency surgical procedure.Collected in miwatch.org's videos May 5, 2010 -
From adult home to an apartment of one's own
When she moves from an adult home to her own apartment with supportive services, one women enjoys simple activities she had not been allowed for years: making a cup of coffee for herself, buttering a slice of toast, not having a roommate wake her sleep.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Apr 21, 2010 -
Historical overview of forced psychiatric treatments
Forced outpatient psychiatric treatment has a history as old as the nation. In a lecture at a New York City conference, Dr. Paul Applebaum traced that history, and introduced some of the complex ethical and policy that arise.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Feb 22, 2010 -
Consumer choice versus assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) for NY's Kendra's Law. Sam Tsemberis exlains.
Consumer choice versus assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) for NY's Kendra's Law. Sam Tsemberis exlains.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Dec 21, 2009 -
Steve Muccio discusses why AOT is a system failure
This presentation was delivered at a conference in New York City, "Assisted Outpatient Treatment in Context: Gaining Compliance in the Community," November 20, 2009Collected in miwatch.org's videos Dec 1, 2009 -
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Soldiers describe PTSD
Brig. Genl. Loree Sutton is a battle buddy for Sgt. Genl. Eduardo Leardo in this PSA from Bring Change 2 Mind.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Oct 28, 2009 -
Mrs. Rosalynn Carter at Emory University
Mrs. Carter describes how she became a mental health advocate even before her husband, Jimmy Carter, became governor. Hear the former First Lady discuss her first visit to Central State Hospital in Milledgeveille.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Oct 2, 2009 -
Mental Health Activists Restore Cemeteries
Thousands of people who died at state psychiatric hospitals were buried with numbered, metal markers. Beckie Child, MHA of Oregon, describes how they discovered and are restoring the abandoned urns from the 1,500 abandoned at Oregon State Hospital. The presentation was recorded at St. Elizabeths Hospital at the dedication of the National Memorial, June, 2009. For the accompanying story, visit http://www.miwatch.org.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Aug 15, 2009 -
Military use of antidepressants
Sen. Ben Cardin discusses the worries about the impacts of deployments. Soldiers areshowing increasing signs of fatigue, PTSD and depression, going into battle with psychiatric medication.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Aug 5, 2009 -
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New York needs jail diversion, Mary Beth Pfeiffer
Author and journalist, Mary Beth Pfeiffer speaks at the RIPPD pre-booking jail diversion forum, New York City, June 4, 2008.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Jul 10, 2009 -
Violence and mental illness? E. Torrey Fuller, MD.
Panel presentation, Association of Health Care Journalists, March, 2008: E. Fuller Torrey, MD, psychiatrist and author, president Treatment Advocacy CenterCollected in miwatch.org's videos Jul 10, 2009 -
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Recovered Dignity, film by Tom Vendetti
Tens of thousands of patients who died in state psychiatric hospitals were buried in unmarked graves. For the past decade, advocates and consumers nationwide have been locating cemeteries and restoring gravesites. This film, by Tom Vendetti, tells of the work of two consumer organizations, in Georgia and Hawaii, which are bringing dignity to people who had been neglected in life and in death.Collected in miwatch.org's videos Jul 8, 2009
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