There are nearly 2 million people incarcerated in the United States… 1,650 of them live at Pendleton Correctional Facility in Central Indiana. Suicide rates are already much higher in prison […]
Publications
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LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Proposed Bill Bypasses Public Hearing, Seeks to Gut Critical Patient Protections
In January, 2023, the Massachusetts legislature announced proposed bills for the current legislative session. Among them was S.1246/H.1994, An Act to Provide More Timely Treatment (then referred to as SD.1122/HD.832 before it […]
Caroline Mazel-Carlton Keynote Speech – World Hearing Voices Congress 2023
World Congress 2023 – Caroline Mazel-Carlton Have you ever felt like you just didn’t belong in this world? Felt like you had to hide who you truly were? Have you […]
WBUR Misleads with Story on Involuntary Outpatient Commitment
Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC) is more commonly referred to as Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT). We do not use that term because it essentially operates as a marketing term for IOC, […]
Survey Results: Do Aggressive Signs Reduce Aggression?
Over the last handful of months, we’ve been requesting that people fill out a survey on signage popping up in healthcare facilities warning people against “violence” and “aggression.” 75 people […]
Club Q & Anti-LGBTQIA+ Hate
Late on November 19, a man wearing body armor entered Club Q – considered a safe haven for LGBTQIA+ folks – in Colorado Springs, Colorado and immediately began shooting. He […]
SAMHSA’s National Recovery Summit, 2022
In August, 2022, people from across the country gathered both in person and virtually to attend the first recovery summit (or similar) to be held by the Substance Abuse and […]
Checking In about COVID & Our Community
The COVID pandemic has presented a lot of change, chaos, uncertainty, and challenge within our communities and beyond. We’ve had to make a lot of difficult decisions along the way, […]
Involuntary Outpatient Commitment & The Fight to Keep It Out of Massachusetts
On Wednesday, June 15, alarms were sounded across the state by disability rights groups when proposed amendments were published as a part of a response to a House version of the […]
Power, Control, & Bathrooms: A Local and National Issue
Sera Davidow, Wildflower Alliance Director An increasing number of schools have begun restricting bathroom access for kids in their care during the school day. This is a serious issue that […]
A Certification Board for Peer Specialists is Coming To Massachusetts: What Will That Mean For Us?
In July, 2021, we raised alarms about proposed legislation to create a Certification Board for Peer Specialists. (You can see details of that alert here: http://tiny.cc/PSBOD) The legislation came as […]
Solidarity with the family and community of Miguel Estrella
The Wildflower Alliance stands in solidarity and support of the family and community of Miguel Estrella, 22, who was killed by Pittsfield police on Friday. Witnesses say that just before […]
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