OCD and COVID #19, Oh My You can feel it in the air. A heaviness like a plump storm cloud is about to start pelting us with lightning bolts of death and disease. An invisible unknown killer is besieging us. You are now entering a World of “what if”. Uh-oh
Dear Son: A Mother’s Experience of Psychiatry, Racism and Human Rights By Corrine “Mitzy Sky” Taylor (Previously published at Mad in America on September 20, 2016) Dear Son, I saw what you posted on Facebook and I couldn’t click ‘like.’ Then I had a second thought that I wanted to
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! We are so excited to announce that we are collecting letters of support for people who are in CVH (Connecticut Valley Hospital) on inpatient psychiatric units. 220 letters to be exact! HOW TO JOIN IN: -Write a letter, card, drawing, or a poem (feel free to
The HUSKY Medicaid Program has made several changes to their programs to ensure better access to services and to best ensure the safety of patients and healthcare providers. Please see the recent changes highlighted below: SNAP Benefits: On-line access to food The Connecticut Department of Social Services is working with
Mitzy Sky shares her journey through writing, spoken word art, videography, and blogging. She’s consciously unlearning messages that she unconsciously learned that hindered her from living wholeheartedly. Her children, and young people experiencing adversities, have been one of the motivations to share the human resilience spirit of rising above difficult
Come join the ISPS-US Book Club! This month we are reading Hearing Voices, Living Fully by Claire Bien. Each month we will read a different book and discuss it over a special Book Club listserv. At the end of the month, we will have a Zoom Q & A with
Written by Jennifer Henry Advocacy & Education Engagement Specialist In this year of the coronavirus 2020, we are probably thinking more about the meaning of life. After this time of quarantine our lives will be changed forever. Technologies such as social media, zoom, video conferencing, and conference calls has
