There is a growing trend in Massachusetts: Meetings and committees forming to regulate peer support roles where people who have substantive experience working in peer roles are either dramatically under […]
Open Letter to Holyoke Mayor
To Acting Mayor Terence Murphy, On May 25, 2020, Darnella Frazier documented the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police, dramatically amplifying the need to end […]
Open Letter to the Mayor of Northampton
To Mayor David Narkewicz: We are writing this open letter to you from the Wildflower Alliance (formerly known as the Western Mass Recovery Learning Community or ‘RLC’) in regards to […]
The Power Problem with Honorifics
Losses of power and control are driving forces in a number of people’s \ experiences of emotional distress. Many people find that their emotional distress is rooted in past traumas. […]
“Assisted Outpatient Treatment” Arrives in Massachusetts Behind the Backs of Advocates
The BOAT has arrived. BOAT stands for the Boston Outpatient Assisted Treatment Program. (Apparently, they reversed the order of the second and third word from what is most commonly seen to […]