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“Changing Course: New Directions in Mental Health and Recovery” with Mary Ellen Copeland and Robert Whitaker June 14, 2012 7pm- 8pm EDT Join author and journalist Robert Whitaker and mental health educator Mary Ellen Copeland for this important webinar.
Robert Whitaker will give an overview of his important book, Anatomy of an Epidemic. As he searched for answers to the troubling question of why the number of people with serious mental health challenges in the US had tripled over the past two decades, his investigation led to an intensive study of the merits of psychiatric medications and his documentation of the phenomenon that occurs when people who have been taking medications for a long time no longer take them. He found that they experience mental health challenges that are far worse than anything they experienced before they began taking the medications. Mary Ellen Copeland will share her vision of a mental health system where people who reach out for assistance and support are first encouraged to use their own personal resources to find simple, safe solutions to their mental health challenges. She will speak specifically to the efficacy of using the evidence-based Wellness Recovery Action Plan as the initial and primary support on the journey to recovery. Click here for more information and to register: |
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