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alternative treatmentsSpa Night Friday January 21st 2001Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 14:41.
Join us for a tantalizing Spa Night! On Friday January 21st from 530-830pm at the Quaker Friends Meeting House on 43 Center St. in Northampton is an opportunity for you to come relax while also supporting social justice work. Spa night is an opportunity for YOU to get a relaxing and affordable massage, acupuncture treatment, craniosacral treatment, shamanic reading, and more! Tickets start at just $5 and an unlimited pass to get as many treatments as you want cost %50. ( categories: )
Starting Hearing Voices Groups Training at RLCSubmitted by admin on Sat, 10/09/2010 - 21:20.
Recovery Learning Community is sponsoring a "Starting Hearing Voices Groups" training with Oryx Cohen, Gail Hornstein, Ron Coleman (UK Hearing Voices Network) and Paul Baker (UK Hearing Voices Network). This is a great opportunity to learn about how to create a hearing voices group in your area and become a hearing voices group facilitator. Dates for the training are November 12th & 19th and December 3rd & 10th. Download the training application here. For more info, contact Oryx Cohen Recovery Learning Community 187 High St., Suite 303 Holyoke, MA 01040 Fax: 413-536-5466 (attn: Oryx) Email: oryx@westernmassrlc.org Coming Off Drugs Guide Now In Spanish! Guia Reduccion de Drugs Psiquiatricas Disponible en Castellano!Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 15:04.
Discontinuación del Uso de Drogas Psiquiátricas: Una Guía Basada en la Reducción del Daño, publicado por The Icarus Project y Freedom Center, ha sido traducida al castellano por Agustina Vidal desde Buenos Aires Argentina, miembro de la Asamblea permanente de usuarios del sistema de salud mental. You can download the guide free online. Puedes decargarla de forma gratuita. Go to the Icarus ProjectResources section to download and read the Guide in spanish. Vísite la página en Recursos en el Icarus Project para bajar y leer la Guía. ( categories: )
Major UK Study Shows No Evidence For Forced DruggingSubmitted by admin on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 09:48.
A major new study in latest Journal of Advanced Nursing says there is no clincal evidence in research that forced drugging helps people. Instead, the practice is "taken for granted." According to the BBC, "Very few rigorous investigations of the use of coerced medication have been done despite it being widespread, the Journal of Advanced Nursing reported. The dearth of evidence is "unacceptable" and more should be done to find alternatives, the team said" ( categories: )
Yoga Journal Article on FC w/ Teacher Chaya GrossbergSubmitted by admin on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 12:23.
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Freedom Center, Arise for Social Justice, Out Now Oppose PostPartum Depression Screening ProgramSubmitted by lee on Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:19.
We are concerned about a legislation that is trying to create universal mental health screenings. Who will get screened? Why will they get screened? What will happen if they get diagnosed? Are there other ways to support struggling postpartum mothers? Hearing Voices Group Tuesdays 4:30 in HolyokeSubmitted by admin on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 13:17.
Every Tuesday now, 4:30 to 6 PM at the Recovery Learning Center, 187 High St., Suite 303, Holyoke MA
Hearing Voices groups are popular and fairly widespread in Europe, especially England. Hearing Voices groups do not pathologize the experience of hearing voices or experiencing other altered states, instead they ask the voice hearer: What do the voices mean to you? Join us to get support from others with similar experiences! Co-sponsored by the Center for Human Development, RLC and the Freedom Center. Free Weekly Acupuncture Clinic Mondays 5:15 Open to Public - also Weds in Holyoke/GreenfieldSubmitted by admin on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 03:38.
Check out the Gazette article about our acupuncture clinic.
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SHARC Position Paper on Mandated Treatment and Harm ReductionSubmitted by admin on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 21:27.
A statement written for the Statwide Harm Reduction Coalition on why mandated treatment is not consistent with Harm Reduction philosophy, developed by Caty Simon and Will Hall. ( categories: )
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The widely read Yoga Journal magazine, available across the US, recently had an article about Freedom Center's weekly yoga class, quoting teacher Chaya Grossberg and FC co-founder Oryx Cohen. 
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