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Disability and Diverse Communities Speak Out about the Presidential Debate and How the Candidates will Impact Our Communities. This is a current events show that will be looking at our analysis of the Clinton/Trump debates and how the candidates will impact our diverse communities. One candidate has in the recent past talked disparagingly about persons of different ethnicities, religions, and disa...

267 521 0167  9pm Eastern  8pm Central 7pm Mtn 6 pm Pacific Call in Especially MAssachusetts, TN WV, CA NM. We are at a crucial time with the Media and Murhpy bill still in play. Congress is coming back in a few days. I hope that others who joined us last Sunday will return, Naomi Pinson Sera Courtney, and others.  Please press 1 or *1 to come on.   

Late Night with Hero present Sera Davidow Courtney Tara Neely and Naomi Ruth Pinson on  MA under Fire.     The Boston Globe has been running a sensational one sided piece on people with mental illness designed to encourage forced interventions and to silence those who speak up for  Human Rights.  Tara Marie McNeely is a certified peer specialist, photographer, blogger, and activist living in centr...

"Tobias" is the latest chapbook of poetry written by Jack M. Freedman. Just as his previous book, "Never Lick the Spoon", was a tribute to those who passed, "Tobias" is a celebration of life. Jack has been published in the following journals: Unquiet Desperation, Third Rail, First Literary Review-East, Espresso Ink., Boston Literary Magazine, Eunoia Review, Acoustic Levitation. NYSAI Press, typoet...

August 21 Sunday-  6pm Pacific  7pm Mountain8 Central  9pm Eastern  267 521 0167 Mike Huber is  the Chair of NICL ( National  Independent Living Linving CEnters) menatal health Committe. Mike is Executive Director of CIL in Wisconsin. He has been a strong advocate within NICL to have people across other disabilities understand how our issues in the Consumer/Survivor Community is everyone's issues....

 CAll in number 6pm Pacific 7pm Mountain, 8 Centratl 9pm Eastern  267 521 0167 Late Night Returns From Summer Vacation to Welcome  Host Yvonne Smith & Guest VAL Marsh to update us on the Battle Congress is out of Session but where are we now on the Mental Illness Bills. What is the Climate Around the USA Also last 30 mins please call in and let us know what kind of Shows you would like to have...

I am very proud to be a co-author of the Member-Initiated Task Force of Division 35 of APA. RELEASE Of MEMBER INITIATED TASK FORCE REPORT On DIVISION 35 INVOLVEMENT IN PENS AND ITS AFTERMATH By CURRENT AND PAST MEMBERS OF DIV 35 Sharon Lamb, EdD, PhD (Co-Chair) Sarah E. Ullman, PhD (Co-Chair) Emily Keener, PhD Mary Pelton-Cooper, PsyD Rakhshanda Saleem, PhD Lauren Tenney, PhD The full report can b...

I am very proud to be a co-author of the Member-Initiated Task Force of Division 35 of APA report. RELEASE Of MEMBER INITIATED TASK FORCE REPORT On DIVISION 35 INVOLVEMENT IN PENS AND ITS AFTERMATH By CURRENT AND PAST MEMBERS OF DIV 35 Sharon Lamb, EdD, PhD (Co-Chair) Sarah E. Ullman, PhD (Co-Chair) Emily Keener, PhD Mary Pelton-Cooper, PsyD Rakhshanda Saleem, PhD Lauren Tenney, PhD The full repor...

I am very proud to be a co-author of the Member-Initiated Task Force of Division 35 of APA. RELEASE Of MEMBER INITIATED TASK FORCE REPORT On DIVISION 35 INVOLVEMENT IN PENS AND ITS AFTERMATH By CURRENT AND PAST MEMBERS OF DIV 35 Sharon Lamb, EdD, PhD (Co-Chair) Sarah E. Ullman, PhD (Co-Chair) Emily Keener, PhD Mary Pelton-Cooper, PsyD Rakhshanda Saleem, PhD Lauren Tenney, PhD The full report can b...

Headlines this week are filled with Police killing individuals in Baton Rouge, Minnesota, and New York who are African American and Latino and/or who also have a perceived disability.     African Americans being racially profiled and killed by Police is not new.  What is new and becoming more common is police violence being recorded.  These videos going live contain horrific graphic footage that t...

OPEN LINES. (267) 521-0167 On July 6, 2016  #HR2646 PASSED 422 to 2; A sad day in America.   Our fight continues. On July 8, 2016,  we again warn of  the realities future generations will be subjected to under Murphy's Law, if enacted.  Call in (267) 521-0167 9-11PM ; On July 8, 2016, Call in to the OPEN LINES Talk with Tenney at (267) 521-0167 9-11PM Eastern, 8-10 Central, 7-9 Mountain, 6-8 Pacif...

Call in 267-521-0167 on June 15, 2016 from 9-11PM Eastern, 8-10PM Central, 7-9PM Mountain, 6-8PM Pacific. The Murphy Bill passed in the Energy and Commerce Committe, with a vote of 53 - 0.  We are invisible in the process. Our rights are quickly slipping away.  Join in the conversation as we now go full force to defeat HR 2646 the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. Today, the Murphy bil...

TONIGHT! OPEN LINES -- CALL IN: SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE MURPHY BILL.   Monday night, June 13, 2016 9-11 PM Eastern 8-10 Central, 7-9 Mountain 6-8 Pacific   Lauren Tenney and Yvonne Smith will be joined by Val Marsh, Executive Director of National Coalition for MH Recovery.   Tune in for the latest updates on the efforts to stop the Murphy Bill.   Call (267) 521-0167 to speak out against HR 2646, the...

OPEN LINES.  Monday, May 30, 2016: 9-11 PM Eastern, 6-8PM Pactic, 8-10 CALL: (267) 521-0167 to be part of the program.  People who are veterans  or friends or famiily members of those who died or who are injured are most welcome to Call (267)521-0167 to be part of the program as we honor those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms.  OPEN LINES on Memorial Day, as we honor those who gave thei...

Call in 267-521-0167 6pm Pacific 7pm Mtn 8 central 9 pm Eastern. James Barry "Jim" Gottstein is an Alaska based lawyer who specializes in business matters and public land law, and is well known as an attorney advocate for people diagnosed with serious mental illness. Gottstein has sought to check the growth in the administration of psychotropics, particularly to children

Oryx Cohen along with Will Hall took a different look at  recovery from Mental health system. The subject of the film is around 3 individuals and their experiences. We want to know what did it take to make this ground breaking film and spread the word in 130 locations in one day. What happens if we donot see hearing voices as something broken or wrong with a person    

Friday night there is the Premier of Healing Voices this show is for people to extend the conversation about the movie and the issues  addressed. All are Welcome to call in. Invited Oryx Cohen   http://healingvoicesmovie.com/

Sunday' special guest is Scot Spicer A certified peer support specialist, public health professional and co-founder of National Mental Health and Dignity Day, Scott Spicer has over 15 years of experience in the non-profit and human services sectors. His experience includes working with youth and adults in community and university settings, as a community organizer,  as well as a peer support speci...

On March 22, 2016, from 9-11PM Eastern, call (267) 521-0167 The rule proposed is that for people who are 18 years of age and older, who experience a “depressive episode” as part of “major depressive disorder” or “bipolar disorder” and are “treatment-resistant” or “require rapid response” that the “probable benefit of ECT outweighs these risks” (p. 81228).   We have less than one week left to say #...

Sunday March 20 6 pm Pacific 7pm Mtn 8pm Central &9Pm Eastern. Current events on how Mental health Community is effected by the Current Events. Late Night Hero and Frequent Guest Joseph Rogers. Confirmed guest also  Daniel Fisher. Gina Calhoun invited but not confirmed.. Please Call in 267  621 521 0167 Joseph Rogers has been a succesful advocates for persons labled with mental illness for ove...

Tune in on March 17, 2016 from 9-11PM Eastern (267)521-0167 to hear and comment on the Final Draft of Official Complaint to Ombuds Office at FDA concerning the processes that FDA has taken in the proposed down-classification of the shock device  The rule proposed is that for people who are 18 years of age and older, who experience a “depressive episode” as part of “major depressive disorder” or “b...

On March 15, 2016 from 9 - 11 PM Eastern, call in (267) 521-0167 to join people who are shock treatment survivors and allies discuss the current state of the FDAs attempts to down-classify the shock device to a class II device putting it in the same category as eyeglasses or wheelchairs.  The rule proposed is that for people who are 18 years of age and older, who experience a “depressive episode”...

Lets Talk Legislation effecting the Disabled with Kelly Buckland and Cross Disability Activism Sunday March 6 9Pm Eastern &8pm Central 7pm Mtn  6Pm Pacific The ADA was a good start but thier are much more work to do. Several pieces of legilation in Congress and State Houses are effecting the independent living of all  Disabled people. Listen and or call in  267-521-0167 Kelly Buckland is a per...

Call in 267 521 0167 Sunday febuary 21 9pm Eastern 6 pm Pacici There is much legisltion around the USA that will effect disabled people labled mental illness. Federal and state policies have  these individuals under attack for loss of thier rights. Call in to discuss your effort in your community. What legisltaion is pending? What are plans for voter education? This is part of 3 part series 

 Tina Minkowitz speaks about the Campaign to Support CRPD Absolute Prohibition of Commitment and Forced Treatment CRPD = Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Survivors, researchers, service providers, lawyers - all welcome to write or contribute art work demonstrating support for the standards of international law prohibiting commitment and forced treatment Target date 29 March 20...