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S3:E7 - The Hydra of Homelessness: Mental Health w/ Faith J Myers
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S3:E7 - The Hydra of Homelessness: Mental Health w/ Faith J Myers
Mental Health and homelessness are closely intertwined. On this episode we hear from Faith J. Myers a mental health and psychiatric patient rights activist who draws on her personal experience to seek better care for Alaskans.
Myers is the author of the book “Going Crazy in Alaska: A History of Alaska’s Treatment of Psychiatric Patients” and the eBook “Mental Health Care in Alaska 2022: A Report Card by a Former Psychiatric Patient.”
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Resources Used to Make This Episode:
Myers, F. J. (2020). Going Crazy in Alaska: A History of Alaska's Treatment of Psychiatric Patients. United States: BookBaby. p. 61ff.
https://www.adn.com/opinions/2021/03/22/doctors-at-api-were-right-50-years-ago/
https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2016/09/23/brother-francis-shelter-marking-35-years-of-caring-pauses-to-remember-its-beginnings/
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