by Joanne Shortell | Feb 28, 2022 | Education, General, Uncategorized
Tom Insel, the former head of the federal government’s National Institute of Mental Health during three presidencies, who dissed DSM5 as “not scientifically valid”, who pushed to have funding shifted away from diagnostic-label-based studies, and who...
by admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Education, General, nomad chapter
Another reason to join us on Discord. . . In order to support a recently diagnosed member some of us are going to buy and then read/discuss Jim Phelps, M.D.’s recent book on mood disorders, Bipolar, Not So Much. This will be a read-at-your-own-pace discussion...
by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Education, nomad chapter
The topic for the Saturday, March 7th Nomad Chapter phone call was about methods for avoiding the COVID-19 (Corona) virus and still enjoying life on the road. The information shared by all during the call was meant to educate, not induce panic. Some very...
by admin | Dec 16, 2019 | assistance animal, Education, emotional support animal, HartfordMondayGroup, HartfordWednesdayNightGroup, nomad chapter, Rights, service dog
The following text is from the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. I checked with my local fair housing council (the people to whom one reports violations) when I used this letter and they agreed the last paragraph is not necessary. You may want to...
by admin | Aug 14, 2019 | Education, HartfordMondayGroup, HartfordWednesdayNightGroup, nomad chapter, Rights
Advance directive related brochures from CT Legal Rights Project (CLRP)Connecticut advance directive forms andAARP links to Advance Directive forms in 50 statesNational Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance DirectivesPsychiatric Advance Directive (PAD) Form and...
by admin | Jul 21, 2019 | assistance animal, Education, emotional support animal, Rights, service dog
Almost everyone who attends our meetings is considered person with a disability under federal law; one does not need to be 100% disabled to have rights under federal civil rights laws. See my earlier post for more details on the legal definition of a person with a...
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