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“I am currently in a psych ward. I would be interested in finding out about alternatives to forced drugging. Many patients here have been traumatized,

The Western Mass Recovery Learning Community (RLC, now known as the Wildflower Alliance) has served as the primary source for Hearing Voices Group Facilitator trainings

Getting a prescription for a psychiatric drug is as easy as walking into your GP’s office or neighborhood urgent care clinic. Finding a qualified professional

In March 2020, when COVID caused lockdowns in the US and all over the world, Intentional Peer Support shut down for a month. Over that

Violence and hunger drive people around the world to seek asylum in foreign nations, amid cultural and political climates that are often hostile to their

Hearing Voices groups. Dialogic practice. Peer respite. These aren’t care as usual. They’re game-changing. They’re the product of decades of hard work, research, and hope.

The photo below is not just an apt visual metaphor for what people in mental and emotional crisis too often find when they look for

First as a foster mom and now with little ones of my own, over these past ten years Open Excellence has given me the knowledge

The many tragic and unusual events of 2020 and 2021 have awakened the social consciousness of the world to a clear reality— Just because something

Today’s industrialized, bureaucratic mental health care poses an immense challenge to overcome. It can feel like change is simply impossible. But throughout history, we see

“I love this foundation. It seeks real answers, provides real hope – all done with kindness, compassion, and love.” Earlier this week we asked for

We know it’s still summer, but maybe you are still working from home, and maybe the effects of the pandemic are still keeping you from