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WINTER 2002

: Still, I liked the fact that a major blockbuster movie portrayed schizophrenia much more accurately...

: … Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, [was honored] for linking the Medicaid Buy-in with the recent...

: I used to think I was in charge of children's minds… Now, when I think about bombs and attacks, I...

: Many people don't realize it, but one of the most interesting things about hypnosis is the fact...

: … close to 60 mental health consumers have contacted the Mental Health Law Project at MFY Legal...

: New York City currently offers a well-developed continuum of supportive housing options for people...

: Emotional and physical reactions to September 11th are normal. However, it is a good idea to seek...

: Through reading this book I have been able to better understand the magnitude of this disease and...

: In most cases people were not ready to speak. During these moments I felt helpless in my role as a...

: Here is my vision: one vote at a time, inch by inch, row by row we are going to make our garden...

» Ward Stories

: … that is the triumph of Electroboy-that he was able to come so far in his recovery and write such...

: I know that when people call they are in pain and they feel helpless and I know that my voice, my...

: She says that when most people are faced with a life-threatening situation… they come out of it a...

: Mental illness is not just about weakness.

: In an awards ceremony last October at Holliswood Hospital in Queens, staff and educators were...

: We must contribute to the greater good before we can ever be satisfied with our own personal...

: For more than a week my menu was spaghetti and ketchup. I was so depressed it didn't faze me.

: Mania is about desperately seeking to live life at a more passionate level, taking second and...

: Now, with the breakthroughs in new medication and treatment, mental illness can be only a small...

: We are losing the most experienced staff at alarming rates. In mental health, it means...

: Certainly, the world doesn't need anyone to pretend to suffer. There is enough real suffering. We...