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NEWS
ITEMS 2010 - 2002
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NEWS ITEMS 2010
January
4, 2010: Are
Electroshock Machines Safe?
Will the FDA Skip a Required Safety Evaluation?
January 17, 2010:
Governor Paterson,
New York Legislators: Please
Restore Hijacked Mental Health Funds
February 21, 2010:
Researchers Find Little
Data Concerning
Attitudes of Professionals
February 24, 2010:
Is "Shutter Island" a
Source of Toxic Stigma?
March 9, 2010:
"Schizophrenia" and the
Upcoming DSM-5
March 12, 2010: ! Dr.
Torrey Doubles His Bogus Homicide Estimates !
March 21, 2010: Does the
Treatment
Advocacy Center Help or Harm?
April 11,2010: It
Can Be Done! Toronto Launches a Model
Housing Plan
April 18, 2010:
Housing Works!
June 12, 2010: New Jersey
Helps Mentally Ill Homeless Individuals with "Housing First"
Program
July 18, 2010: 5
Communitiex
Re-examine Use of Police to Intervene in Mental Health Crises
August 1, 2010: A British
Clinical Psychologist Makes Strong Case for Shift in Psychiatric
Treatment
August 8, 2010: Peer
Counselors Can Soften An Emergency Room Experience
August 20, 2010: Can There
Be Recovery Without a Safe Place to Live?
September 5, 2010: In
Violent Crimes, Why is Schizophrenia a Favorite Call?
September 12, 2010: Creator
of "People Say I'm Crazy" Launches Website
October 2, 2010: A New
Study Underscores Need to Rethink Stigma Reduction Efforts
October 15, 2010: Mark
Vonnegut Recounts His Uneven Path Toward Recovery
October 21, 2010: Survivors
of Psychiatric Trauma Are Heard At Last
December 3, 2010: A Study
of Consumer-Run Programs Yields Wealth of Innovative Ideas
December 18, 2010: Thoughts
on a Huffington Post Blog Author
More
current news on Antistigma Home Page
NEWS
ITEMS 2009
January 18, 2009: How
"Wonderland" Went Wrong
February 1, 2009: British
Launch Multi-Million-Dollar 'Time To Change' Campaign
March 1, 2009: 'Another
Kind of Valor' Team Will Visit Communities
March 22, 2009: 'Mental
Health News' Summer Issue Will Salute Recovery And The Consumer Movement
April 15, 2009: 'Psycho
Donuts' Turns Back the Clock
April 19, 2009: When
Does Free Speech Become Hate Speech?
April 26, 2009: Language
Matters: What Does "Treatment" Mean?
June 11, 2009: 'Psycho
Donuts' Spreads Stigmatizing Message to College Campus
June 26, 2009: Why
Not Change 'Psycho Donuts' to 'Amputee Donuts'?
August 24, 2009: California
Doughnut Shop and Advocates' Coalition Reach Truce
September 2, 2009: Peers
Encourage Wellness With Support
September 6, 2009: Comics
Tackle Prejudice
September 20, 2009: Cutting-Edge
Conference Will Explore "First Break" Options
October 18, 2009: Gifts
of Wisdom From Judi Chamberlin
October 25, 2009: Glenn
Close
Family to Deconstruct Toxic
Stigma
November 1, 2009: Deconstructing
Toxic Stigma: Survivors
of Forced Psychiatric "Treatment" Speak Out
More
current news on Antistigma Home Page
NEWS
ITEMS 2008
January 6, 2008: Treatment
Advocacy Center Reduces Research on Violence to a Stigmatizing Soundbite
January 10, 2008: New
York Times Editorial Promotes a Damaging Stereotype
January 27, 2008: Pressure
Builds for System Reform
January 31, 2008: How
Psychlaws.org's "Preventable Tragedies" Database Reveals System's
Weaknesses
February 19, 2008 - Stop-Smoking
Drug (Chantix) May Worsen Psychiatric Symptoms, FDA Warns
February 23, 2008 - Dr.
Torrey Blames "Every New Yorker" for Kendra's Law Failure
March 17, 2008 - Jaffe
Calls For Sane Policy But Repeats Familiar Line
Apri 13, 2008 - A
Panel Discussion on Violence and Mental Illness
April 20, 2008 - Pat
Deegan To Discuss Recovery-Based Use of Medications
May 11, 2008 - "Mad
Pride" Advocates Bring First-Hand Experience to Mental Health Discussion
June 4, 2008 - Adult
Home Residents Reach Out With Video
June 22, 2008 - Dr.
Torrey Scores Fearmongering Victory
June 29, 2008 - Check
Out a Valuable Internet Resource
July 21, 2008 - Dr.
Torrey's Short Memory
August 4, 2008 - A
New York Housing Program Makes National News
August 10, 2008 - New
Mexico Court Rules Outpatient Compulsory Medication Law Unenforceable
August 31, 2008 - A
New Bogus Statistic on Homicide?
September 10, 2008 - Studies
Find Shocking Rise in Deaths of Forgotten Teenagers
September 30, 2008 - It
Can Be Done! A Crumbling Adult Home Is Transformed
October 26, 2008 - It
Can Be Done! Community Agencies and Civic Organizations Help Advocates
Develop Housing
November 9, 2008 - It
Can Be Done! Peer Counselors Become Agents of Recovery
November 21, 2008: 'Another
Kind of Valor' Captures Torment of Stress Disorders in Video Vignettes
December 7, 2008: A
Look Back at Dubious Justice
NEWS
ITEMS 2007
January 14, 2007: SAMHSA
Issues Outstanding Guide to Stigma Reduction
February 11, 2007: Abraham
Lincoln's Struggle With Severe Depression is Revealed
February 25, 2007: Announcing
Mental Illness Watch: A Website to Provide A Meeting Ground on Issues
March 25, 2007: Prejudice
Hides in Plain Sight
March 13, 2007: New
York Will Confine Violent Sex Offenders in Mental Health Facilities at
Huge Expense
April 1, 2007: "Can
You Live With the Voices in Your Head?"
April 29, 2007: Is
Psychlaws.org Co-opting the Virginia Tech Tragedy?
May 2, 2007: Virginia
Tech Tragedy Refuels Gun Law Controversy
June 4, 2007: How
to End Bias and Discrimination
June 16, 2007: Language
Matters: The Making of a Prejudicial Stereotype
July 12, 2007: A
Journalism Standards-Setter Causes Concern
July 15, 2007: An
Outraged Advocate Asks, Where Are Our Leaders?
July 22, 2007; Mental
Health Consumers/Survivors De-Mystify "Mental Illnesses" on the Internet
July 29, 2007: Powerful
Video Exposes Media Bias
October 21, 2007: Objections
to Psychiatric Diagnosis Classifications Mount
November 26, 2007: Welsh
Health Minister Calls for Law to Guarantee Patients' Right to Treatment
December 14, 2007: Advocates
Denounce Stigmtizing Ad Campaign
December 30, 2007: TAC's
"top 10 stories of 2007" Continue a Pattern of Fearmongering
NEWS
ITEMS 2006
January 4, 2006:
George Gerbner, Researcher and Activist, Dies at 86
January 15, 2006:
Prisoners With Psychiatric Disabilities Suffer Barbaric Punishment in
New York State Prisons
March 5, 2006:
Objections to Forced Outpatient Medication Increase
March 20, 2006:
2nd Annual "Voice Award" Nominations Due Friday, April 14.
May 7, 2006: Bazelon's
Michael Allen Rebuts Sally Satel on Forced Treatment
May 12, 2006: Kendra'sLaw
Teeters on False Premise
June 22, 2006: An
Open Letter to the Washington Post
July 2, 2006: The
Treatment Advocacy Center's Math Boggles the Mind
July 9, 2006: Lessons
From Psychlaws.org's "PreventableTragedies"
August 13, 2006: New!
A Website Devoted Entirely to Advance Directives
August 20, 2006: A
Startling Statue Raises Awareness in Norwich England
September 10, 2006: Can
Psychlaws.org Rewrite History? Let Andrew Goldstein's Record Speak
October 9, 2006: The
Term "Schizophrenia" Misused as a Label for Harm-Causing Conditions
November 5, 2006: Lawmaker
Highlights Need for More Substance Abuse Programs
November 12, 2006: Andrew
Goldstein Receives 23-Year Prison Sentence for Death of Kendra Webdale
December 10, 2006: "What
A Difference A Friend Makes" is Theme of Federal Ad Campaign
End
of Archive for 2006
NEWS
ITEMS 2005
January 6, 2005: Breaking
News: Andrea Yates Verdict Overturned
January 9, 2005: NBC-TV
Launches "Committed"
January 16, 2005: What's
Endearing About Straitjackets?
January 21, 2005: Straitjackets
Have History of Abuse and Death
January 27, 2005: Talk
Show's Malicious Comment Endangers Lives
February 6, 2005: (1)
Do News Items Show Rising Indifference to Suffering?; (2) ACLU Exposes
Brutal Prison Conditions
February 13, 2005: About
Recovery: A Talk With Dan Fisher
February 20, 2005: "Looney
Tunes" Characters to be Reborn as Menacing "Loonatics"
March 13, 2005: New
York Legislators Call For Careful Look at Court-ordered Treatment Law
April 11, 2005: Kendra's
Law Heaing Reopens Coercion Controversy
April 27, 2005: Special
Posting: Free Teleconference on Decreasing Stigma in African American
Community
April 31, 2005:MindFreedom.org
Warns Against Psychiatric Screening Proposal
May 22, 2005:
1) Kendra's Law Teaches How To Play the Violence Card, (2) The
Railroading of Andrew Goldstein, (3) Remember Andrew, The Other Victim
June 29, 2005:
New York's Legislature Extends Outpatient Commitment Law
July 24, 2005:
Record Shows Supreme Court Nominee Judge John Roberts Poses Threat to
Americans With Disabilities
July 31, 2005:
Pat Deegan, Psychologist/Activist/Psychiatric Survivor, Explains How
"Personal Medicine" Helps Recovery Process
August 14, 2005:
(1) Consumer/Survivor Initiatives Praised by Researchers; (2) A New
Book, "On Our Own, Together" Assesses Peer Programs
August 21, 2005:
A New Cartoon Series Uses Psychiatric Slur as Title
September 4, 2005:
Psychiatric Labels Spawn False Assumptions
September 18, 2005:Violence
is Rampant Against People With Psychiatric Vulnerabilities, New Study
Finds
October 30, 2005:
A National Directory of Consumer-Driven Services is Now on the Web
November 13, 2005:
Australians Shatter Stereotypes With "Hope Awards"to Filmmakers
NEWS
ITEMS 2004
January 11, 2004: 1)
Where "Special Housing" Means Punishment"; 2) Mars Candy Co. and
Lucasworld Promote Prejudice
February 1, 2004: Obituary
of Janet Frame Shatters Stereotype: Humanizing Stories in Institution
Attics and Cemeteries
February 8, 2004: United
Nations Treaty Drafted to Protect Human Rights and Dignity of People
with Disabilities
March 2, 2004: Canadians
Battle Biased Language With Cash
March 7, 2004:
1) Yates Tragedy Brings Reform and Education; 2) Did Error By Key
Expert Sway Jury?
March 14, 2004: The
Missing Memorial
March 21, 2004:
Article Illustrates Confusion Surrounding Proposed Gunlaw Amendment
March 28, 2004:
1) Gun Law Is Off-Target; 2) Rise in Stranger Homicides Not Linked to
Mental Illnesses
April 4, 2004:
An Actress Balances Art, Illness and A New Home
April 11, 2004: ADS
CENTER Offering Free Antistigma Training
April 18, 2004: A
Psychiatric Survivor Names Biggest Challenge
April 25, 2004:
Food For Thought About Prejudice
May 9, 2004: Courageous
Teenager Ends Silence, Teaches Peers"
May 16, 2004: Study
Finds Fear Tactics Win Public Support for Coercion, Segregation, and
Avoidance -- But No Increase in Resources
June 13, 2004:
An Excellent Article on Advance Directives -- (and more)
June 27, 2004:
Has Bias Stalled the Historic Olmstead Act?
July 15,2004: Loren
Mosher Dies; His Legacy Survives in Upcoming Book
July 18, 2004: Recovery
Program Wins Accolades in Oregon
July 25, 2004: Less
Stigma Seen, But Reforms Still Missing
August 8, 2004: Caring
Community Tackles Labels and Builds Awareness
August 29, 2004: UK
Experts Say Omega-3 is Important for Mental Health
September 26, 2004: Insightful
Survivors John MacManamy and Kay Jamison Discuss Exuberance
October 10, 2004: Recovery
Is Not A New Idea, Says Pat Deegan
October 31, 2004: Patty
Duke Keeps Promise, Gives Hope
November 14, 2004: An
Inspiring Obituary Paints a Memorable Portrait
November 21, 2004: Michigan
Commission Lists Obstacles to Progress
December 6, 2004: Survey
Finds Social Support is Key to Employment Success
NEWS
ITEMS 2003
January 19, 2003: Mental
Health Groups Urge President's Commission to Act
January 26, 2003: Urgent
Call to Action: U.S. Senate Will Consider Anti-Disability Candidate...
February 2, 2003: Campaign
to Protect Rights Continues
February 16: 2003: Disabilities
Activist Shatters Stereotypes: Harriet McBryde Johnson
March 2,2003: "Unabomber"
Story Continues to Unfold
March 23, 2003: Senate
Will Consider Gunlaw Amendment Putting Innocent People on Criminal
Database
March 30, 2003: In
1994, Leading Experts Criticized Brady Bill's Emphasis on Mental Illness
April 13, 2003: Public's
Mistaken Beliefs Hamper Advocacy Efforts
April 20, 2003: Reach
Out to Journalists With Outstanding Handbook from New Zealand; 2)
Disability Resources, Inc. Announces Website
April 27, 2003: 1)
State Dept's Richard Armitage Uses Psychiatric Putdown to Scold Newt
Gingrich, 2) Empathy Enlightens Hearts and Minds, 3) New Website Offers
Treasure Trove of Information and Commentary
May 4, 2003: Goal
of New Mental Health Media Partnership is Accuracy
May 5, 2003: Special
Posting, Mind's Voices Get New Attention (Times Article)
June 1, 2003: Lawsuit
Filed Against NYC's Subways and Buses
June 8, 2003: "Test
Your Biases" Website Overwhelmed by Responses
June 22, 2003: Supreme
Court Rules on Forced Medication Case, But Questions Outnumber Answers
June 29, 2003: "60
Minutes" Plugs a Flawed Gunlaw Amendment
July 6, 2003: Ten
Reasons to Distrust "60 Minutes"
July 20, 2003: Coming
Soon! "West 47th Street"
July 27, 2003: Responsible
vs. Sensational Writing About Violence
August 3, 2003: Calls
For Reform Grow Stronger>/A>
August 10, 2003: Africana
Newsletter Gives Boston Globe Journalists High Praise
August 17, 2003: 1)
New Concept of Schizophrenia; 2) Hunger Strike for Freedom - Update
August 24, 2003:
1) Update on Hunger Strike; 2) Artist (John Cadigan) Films Own Struggle
August 31, 2003:
1)More About Hunger Strike; 2) What Does Treatment Really Mean?
September 4, 2003: Biased
Newscast Plugs Flawed Gunlaw Amendment
September 28, 2003: Flawed
Gunlaw Gaining In Congress
October 19, 2003: Campaign
Misrepresents Proposed Law, But Where's the Outrage?
October 26, 2003: World
Psychiatric Association Meets to Probe Prejudice
November 2, 2003: An
Informative Newsletter and Website From An Insider
Special Posting: MindFreedom
Featured in Los Angeles Times
November 16, 2003: Murder
Rate Is Misperceived and Misrepresented, NZ Study Finds
November 23, 2003: Website
is Hub of Information on Prejudice and Discrimination
November 30, 2003: Marvel
Comics Incites Prejudice
December 7, 2003: John
and Katie Cadigan Are Winning Film Awards
December 21, 2003: Harold
Maio Addresses Subtle Language Bias
End of News Items for year 2003
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NEWS
ITEMS 2002
January 6, 2002: The
Public Loves "A Beautiful Mind"
January 13, 2002: "ER"
Brings Back a Violent Character
January 20, 2002: 1)
Language Matters (Harold Maio); 2) Kudos Due Entertainment Industry
February 10, 2002: Pat
Deegan's Stunning New Websites
February 17, 2002: Has
TAC Changed Its Tune?
February 24, 2002: "Breaking
The Silence" Lesson Plans
March 3, 2002: Low
Wages Threaten Mental Health Programs
March 10, 2002: 1)
Beyond Belief in NYC; )
"Beautiful Minds..." by Courtenay Harding
March 17, 2002: Media
Alert: Watch "Once and Again" on March 25
March 24, 2002: "A
Beautiful Mind" : Will It Change the Way People Think?
March 31, 2002: ABC-TV
Disappoints A Young Audience
April 7, 2002: Dr.
Torrey Takes On System
April 14, 2002: System
Failed Despite Kendra's Law
April 21, 2002: Beautiful
Minds Speak Out
April 28, 2002: Open
To All - Online Forum
May 5, 2002: MadNation
Website Is Back; NYTimes Finds Horror in Adult Homes; Robert Whitaker
Comments on Stereotyping
May 12, 2002: Sally
Satel Wrong for Policymaker Job
June 9, 2002: Involuntary
Outpatient Commitment Discussed on NPR
June 16, 2002: Language
Matters: The Word "Stigma"
June 23, 2002: The
"Infinite Mind" Probes Media's Role in Shaping Attitudes
June 30, 2002: Prejudice
and Discrimination: The Hidden Barriers
July 7,2002:(1)
Otto Wahl Receives Honor, Then Helps National Stigma Clearinghouse; (2)
Thoughts on Medication
July 14, 2002:
Progress is a Rocky Road; (1) An Outrageous Headline.., (2) Relevant
Reporting, (3) TV Reruns Preserve Prejudice
July 21, 2002: Mental
Health Commission Seeks Comments
July 28, 2002: Researchers
Suggest New Ways to Report Violence (Online Mini-Course)
August 4, 2002: Website
May Fill Empty Niche With Practical Ideas and Webcasts
August 11, 2002: Ten
Ways To Fight Discrimination
August 18, 2002: Free
Self-Help Guides Offer Ways to Diminish Symptoms and Offer New Routes
to Recovery
August 25, 2002: How
Can "Criminalization" Be Stopped?
September 1, 2002: New
Study Finds Social risk Factors for Violent Behavior
September 8, 2002: Torrey
Twists Meaning of Surgeon General's Report
September 15, 2002: NDMDA
Changes Name To DBSA
September 22, 2002: Disabilities
Report: Mental Health System Over-Relies on Medication
September 28, 2002: Is
Dr. Amador's Insight Theory Getting A Bad Rap?
October 6, 2002: More
Ugly Secrets in New York
October 13, 2002: CBS
"Rush to Judgment" Sensationalizes Mental Illnesses Once Again
November 3, 2002: Gov.
Pataki Systematically Shortchanges the Mental Health System...
November 10, 2002: Proposed
Law Would Put Law-Abiding People on Criminal Checklist
November 17, 2002: Item
1: Cutting-Edge Website Moves to New Address
Item 2: "Lost"
Firearms Equip Criminals Item 3: Are Language, Stereotypic Thinking,
and Public Policy Linked?
November 24, 2002: "A
Reprieve Today; Armed and Dangerous" (60 Minutes) Must Not Air Again,
Ever
December 4, 2002: Special
Announcement - "Blue/Orange"
December 8, 2002: Honor
Is Overdue For People Murdered by Nazis in Psychiatric Institutions
December 15, 2002: Research
on Violence Refutes Long-Held Beliefs
December 21, 2002: Activist
Recommends "Media Tip Sheets"
December 29, 2002: A
Revised Look at Medication for Schizophrenia
End
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