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SPRING 2008
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» Celebrity Mental Illness

: "There's been so much in the media lately about two celebrities—Britney Spears and Heath Ledger—and about their mental health conditions."

» Retrospective Of A Depressive

: "I took the summer to recuperate and to try to regain the calm."

» Play the Housing Game to Win

: "The process [of finding housing] can seem overly complicated, but if you stay focused and patient, and seek the right help, you will succeed."

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Celebrity Mental Illness

Britney Spears and Heath Ledger in the news

Andy "Electroboy" Behrman

There's been so much in the media lately about two celebrities—Britney Spears and Heath Ledger—and about their mental health conditions.
As I'm not a psychiatrist or a mental health care professional, I'm not qualified to say whether Britney has bipolar disorder, or if Heath's death was a suicide. I was encouraged to hear that Ms. Spears was seeking treatment by qualified psychiatrists at one of the best mental health care facilities in Los Angeles. But now that she's been released, who knows what will happen to her?
Perhaps the most horrifying piece of Ms. Spears' story (not to... (Click Here to Read More)

Retrospective Of A Depressive

A respite from the pressures of college

Anonymous

Thoughts of my first year in college make me wonder if I ever really knew the spontaneity of youth. When I think of college, I think of the pain and confusion I experienced there. I was young and a little immature, and the pressure and social chaos affected me. I don’t know exactly when, but at some point I stopped enjoying doing things.
Yet, one night many years later I returned from work and lay down with the dark night outside. I listened to the radio and stared at the ceiling as I am wont to do. Suddenly it crossed my mind that I had a good summer right before the September I returned... (Click Here to Read More)

Play the Housing Game to Win

How to acquire mental health housing for you or your loved one

Judith Carrington, President, Mental Health Resources

Here is what someone can do:
1. Know your rights: according to the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS), the leader in effective housing, “Any family member or consumer has the right to conduct their own housing placement search.”
2. Educate yourself on the housing placement process so you can either work in partnership with the case manager or lead the search. CUCS is a phenomenal resource via their website www.cucs.org, housing specialists and vacancy lists. CUCS telephone: (212) 801-3333.
3. Learn how to put together the New York City Supportive Housing Referral Application... (Click Here to Read More)