A Radical Perspective on Mental Health
b'A conversation on mental health with two mental health activists and writers. L.D. Green\\xa0and Kelechi Ubozoh are the editors of the book We\\u2019ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health -Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model.\\nGuests:\\nL. D. Green is a queer writer, performer, educator, and mental health advocate. She is an assistant professor of English at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, California.\\nKelechi Ubozoh is a Nigerian-American writer, mental health advocate, and public speaker.\\xa0She currently works as a peer and community engagement manager at CalMHSA.\\n\\xa0\\nAbout We\\u2019ve Been Too Patient\\nThe book is an anthology of creative non-fiction, poetry and research-based analysis on mental health advocacy.\\xa0 It gives voice to those with personal experience of psychiatric miscare often excluded from the discussion like\\xa0people of color and LGBTQ+ communities. It is dedicated to finding working alternatives to the \\u201cMental Health Industrial Complex\\u201d and shifting the conversation from mental illness to mental health.\\n\\nThe post A Radical Perspective on Mental Health appeared first on KPFA.'