Advocacy
“Dakota tribal wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount...” -- Anonymous
Let us try something new:
…bringing people that use or have used mental health services
the lead
when designing services,
when speaking about us,
when imagining our future or worth …
This section looks at the big questions in advocacy to reshape our world from the perspective of lived experience. If you are looking for personal advocacy info, check out Resources, Self-Advocacy and Rights & Law.
- Policy Issues: Contains policy information including Peer Specialist Services, Person-Driven Care, Young Adults, And our efforts in Restraint & Seclusion Elimination.
- Legislation: Information on important legislation new and old. Includes legislation regarding ER Rights, Dental Health, The Olmstead Decision, Reasonable Accommodation, Coalition For Fresh Air Rights, and How to Work with Legislators.
- History: Learn about the origin of The Transformation Center and the history of the mental health consumer / psychiatric survivor advocacy movement as a whole with information about the national movement.
- Person-Driven Care:
- Rights and Discrimination: