OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Freedom Center www.freedom-center.org
Harm Reduction Coalition www.harmreduction.org
MIND UK www.mind.org.uk
Hearing Voices Network www.hearing-voices.org
Law Project for Psychiatric Rights www.psychrights.org
Activist Trauma https://www.activist-trauma.net/
The Icarus Project www.theicarusproject.net
From The Icarus Project:
Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness pdf
Harm Reduction Guide To Coming off Psychiatric Medications
Friends Make The Best Medicine Support Manual Draft
Promo flyer for the Harm Reduction Guide, with ordering instructions.http://theicarusproject.net/files/IcarusNavigatingCrisisHandoutLarge05-09.pdf
Activism & Depression article http://theicarusproject.net/articles/activism-depression
Life After Labels http://www.lifeafterlabels.org/
psychOUT http://psyout.tumblr.com/
Communities Magazine Articles on Mental Healthhttp://communities.ic.org/issues/150/Mental_Health_Challenges_and_Hope
Peer Support Crisis Line 804-631-3134 — 24/7 confidential & anonymous hot/warmline. Entirely volunteer-run, no professionals, no calling the police or forced hospitalization. Just peer support, now.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255
Iraq Veterans Against the War http://www.ivaw.org/blog/service-members-have-right-heal
http://www.ivaw.org/resources/ptsd
National Center for PTSD http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
Vets4Vets–Free Peer Support for Iraq/Afghanistan Era Vets http://www.vets4vets.us/
Rock Dove Collective: http://www.rockdovecollective.org
Street Medic Wiki http://medic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Starhawk’s Resources for Activism Trainers (including medical/civil disobediance/consensus/understanding oppression resources, etc.)http://www.starhawk.org/activism/trainer-resources/trainer-resources.html
Participating in Direct Actions: A Guide for Transgendered Peoplehttp://srlp.org/resources/publications/participating-direct-actions-guide-transgender-people
Nonviolent Communication www.cnvc.org
Transformative Mediation www.transformativemediation.org
Wollman, Neil (2007) Dealing With or Preventing Burnout in Activist Work
About Consent:
Beginner’s Guide to Responsible Sexuality http://www.phillyspissed.net/node/30
Example Consent Policies from Medic Wiki
http://medic.wikia.com/wiki/Example_Consent_Policies
About Sexual Assault, and Activist Communities Responding to Sexual Assault:
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network http://www.rainn.org/
Soul Speak Out: Share your Survivor Story http://www.soulspeakout.org
Dealing with Sexual Assault in Activist Communities from the Northeast Anarchist Network http://neanarchist.net/sexual-assault-resources
Support New York: A Direct Action Survivor Support Network: http://supportny.org/
Philly Stands Up http://phillystandsup.wordpress.com/
Books:
firewalkers: madness, beauty & mystery –radically rethinking mental illness. VOCAL, 2009. the firebook.org
Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2008.
101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks & Other Outlaws. Bornstein, Kate. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2006.
In the Tiger’s Mouth: An Empowerment Guide For Social Action. Shields, Katrina. Newtown, NSW:Millenium Books, 1991.
Occupy Sites:
Occupy Winter https://www.facebook.com/OccupyWinterSurvival
Occupy Patriarchy https://www.facebook.com/occupypatriarchy
Occupy Normal http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/boycott-normal/occupy
Occupy at Home (grassroots movement of people with chronic illness, disabilities, as well as other people with reasons unable to attend Occupies in “meatspace.”) http://occupyathome.wordpress.com/
Occupy on Wheels https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-On-Wheels-Awareness-Inclusion-Solidarity/148943308537637
Occupy Disabled https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Disabled/308434755853065
Occupy Mental Health/Psychiatry https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Mental-HealthOccupy-Psychiatry/230393183684165
Occupy Together (list of global Occupy groups) http://www.occupytogether.org/