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55 Steps: a battle cry against forced 'treatment' for us all

55 Steps: a battle cry against forced ‘treatment’ for us all

A response to 55 Steps – a film featuring Helena Bonham Carter and Hilary Swank that tells the story of Eleanor Reise (a lady repeatedly drugged against her will) and Collette (her lawyer). The film was effectively buried. Here’s why we need to work together to resurrect it.

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Tags: Antipsychotics, Campaigning, Coercion, Human Rights, Medication, Social Justice

BBC Radio 4: My Name Is ... Rachel

BBC Radio 4: My Name Is … Rachel

8 April 2019, on BBC Radio 4

After working with Akiko Hart to create an ‘Alternative Review of the Mental Health Act’ for National Hearing Voices Network, I was keen to keep up the momentum and get people talking about the coersive end of the mental health system. Luckily, after speaking with a contact in the BBC Current Affairs dept. an opportunity […]

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Tags: Critical Perspectives, Human Rights, Mental Health Act, Personal Experience, Radio, Schizophrenia

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Hi. My name’s Rai. I hear voices, see visions and have a whole host of unusual experiences that have, at times, overwhelmed me. Once labelled as ‘severely & enduringly mentally ill’, I am now an independent trainer specialising in innovative ways of supporting people who struggle with extreme states (including ‘psychosis’, ‘dissociation’ and post traumatic reactions).

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