2011-08-05 17:13
I know I don’t blog here all too much anymore… but I’m surprised it took me this long to remember to blog about this.
A most heinous act happened in Fullerton, CA in July… Read More
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Life as seen on the streets of Long Beach
2011-07-15 04:55
Part two of yesterday’s post. I just now saw a PSA which commented on the same thing:
Filed under: Mental Health Tagged: glee, language, PSA, r-word, stigma, words Read More
2011-07-14 06:35
I’m linking an excellent reminder of how stigma can permeate our language. I’m convicted with an awareness of how my word choices have the potential to undermine those with menta… Read More
2011-01-07 16:59
Ladies and gentlemen… your tax dollars at work! Tired of those annoying, handicapped, mentally-ill people screaming down the street? No worries… NOW THE COPS WILL SHOOT THEM FO… Read More
2010-08-31 03:04
This past month, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of a documentary that is premiering in this year’s LA Film Fest. “Lost Angels” is a documentary that chronicles… Read More
2010-07-28 04:41
Today, my heart was reminded of the people I work with and for daily. I saw them with renewed eyes.
Cheryl is an older woman who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. She hears persecutory… Read More
2010-07-28 04:01
Accused of forging his identity and living in the United States illegally, Mark Lyttle was driven across the Texas border and dumped in Mexico. The North Carolina native, who didn’t e… Read More
2010-05-10 05:39
I’ve rarely been so giddy to see an episode of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart* (of which I am an avid fan). The show recently featured Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady, who wro… Read More
2010-05-04 07:14
I posted a few days ago about John McGraham— a homeless man, maliciously burned alive in a hate crime. I lamented over how such hatred can form against people groups and noted socioec… Read More
2010-04-30 00:39
Extra blogs this week since I’m on vacation… yet, funny I took this week off when I KNEW how resourceful the RAM clinic would be for my members.
The Remote Area Medical clinic… Read More
2010-04-28 21:01
This absolutely horrifies me:
The LA Times just reported on a man sentenced to life in prison without parole for setting a homeless man on fire. The attacker Ben Martin was fired for previo… Read More
2010-04-03 17:18
In an interview with ABC, Glenn Close and her sister discuss mental illness and the mystery and stigma that’s attached to it. Glenn’s passion and interest in the subject deepened… Read More
2010-02-12 19:30
A study of seven cities to host the Olympics shows that the large-scale event “lead to rising housing costs, resulting in forced evictions, displacement and criminalization of homeles… Read More
2009-12-10 05:00
The Village was covered in a story by the District recently. The Village is an integrated service agency that supports those with mental illnesses in the recovery process.
You can read it he… Read More
2009-11-30 23:11
Thanks Lindsay for sending me another article on hoarding.
This one is interesting to note the number of people dying alone in their apartments amongst their things. Why is this? Is this bec… Read More
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