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SPRING 2004

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» Launch of Online Dating Site for Adults with Mental Illness

: Membership at NoLongerLonely.com is completely free of charge [and a chance to meet other consumers...

» Letter to New York City Voices' Editors

: Editor's Note: New York City Voices reserves the right to print whichever letters it deems...

» Listen to My Story

: I would have never made it without the support from my co-workers and my peers. Sometimes we all...

» My Experiences Led Me to Be What I Am

: When I am asked how I would encourage others in their recovery, I say: 'You have to learn to help...

» New York Community Trust Awards Voices First Foundation Grant

: Voices is grateful to the New York Community Trust, the Clara A. Gierisch Fund, and NYCT's...

» NYAPRS' Sixth Annual Legislative Day

: Ortiz gave voice to the suffering experienced by hundreds of consumers trapped in solitary...

» Out of the Shadow

: …the movie can also remind us that as human beings, if we band together we can also succeed to...

» Patient/Family Library and Learning Center

: New York State Psychiatric Institute's Patient and Family Library has hundreds of books pertaining...

» Preface to Latino Mental Health Section

: There are many subgroups of Latino. In New York City alone, we have representation from Mexico,...

» PROS: An Update

: OMH states the Medicaid rates for PROS will be sufficient to cover the costs for providing services...

» Scrutinizing New York's Periodicals for Stigma

: When [popular periodicals] write about a 'psycho,' they're writing about me," one advocate said.

» Some Reflections on Latino Mental Health

: …mental health providers have to show sincere understanding and respect for [Latino] culture and...

» Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic

: They are asking visitors to not only imagine these dozen lives but also the 50,000 'patients' who...

» The Power of Journaling

: It is not surprising that throughout history artists, scientists, philosophers, and explorers have...

» Ward Stories

: Susan Osterman, a NYC-based poet, has published three books of poetry: Silence and Slow Time, Strip...

» About Support Groups and How They Work

: So in many ways, groups help us learn how to connect with each other even if we just sit quietly...

» Adult Home Residents Speak Out

: …when asked what he would say to a young person first entering the mental health system [an adult...

» As I See it: There's Gotta Be a Better Way

: While I counted my thirty-some days in prison, I consider myself lucky compared to today's...

» Being Latina with Mental Illness

: [Families] might believe that [mental illness] may be a bad spirit in the house, a fault in the way...

» Book Review: The Hillside Diary and Other Writings

: I identify Robert's literary lineage as the 'silver-lining' school of writing. No matter how bad...

» Bringing the Message of Recovery to Our Schools

: This program should be introduced and implemented by every elementary and secondary school in the...

» Court Decisions Reflect Greater Understanding of Depression

: These three cases demonstrate a willingness by the courts to consider depression as a matter of...

» Demanding Human Rights for the Mentally Ill

: The majority of people remain in [the Granjas] for a year or more, often for a lifetime...Little or...

» Eliminate Spend-Down Problem with Medicaid

: All individuals who are disabled as defined under the Social Security law are eligible to join the...

» Excerpts from Testimony on Final Report of The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

: President Bush asked the Commission to give the mental health system a physical and they did. The...

» Existence for Adult Home Residents

: Most importantly, resident leaders mobilize other adult home residents who do not recognize that...

» I Survived the Box

: It's so hard to explain the pain that mentally ill inmates go through in the Box.

» If Only They Listened

: A little extra attention to detail can save people a lot of pain and suffering.

» In Memoriam: Ben Allen

: I met Ben Allen when we started together as students at the Howie T. Harp Peer Specialist Center in...

» Integrative Medicine is the Wave of the Future

: …educate consumers and providers, and challenge government officials to incorporate evidence-based...

» Interview with Electroboy Author Andy Behrman

: Andy's book is a turbulent spin through the life of a twenty-eight-year-old manic-depressive art...