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ICI is providing these resources to help facilitate critical education and discussion about a variety of topics and issues related to all things “mental health”. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily imply endorsement by ICI. Some of these resources are closely aligned with our mission, vision, and values. Others may use terms or ideas, promote values or beliefs, or engage in activities that are not fully in sync with what we believe in, strive towards, or envision as an organization; however, we’ve included them here because, in our estimation, they still contribute constructively to some aspects of our overall mission.

Coming Off Psych Drugs: A Meeting of the Minds

Coming Off Psych Drugs: A Meeting of the Minds

"This 75-minute documentary (directed by Daniel Mackler) offers a rare glimpse into the world of coming off psych drugs through the eyes of those who have done it."

Resource link

http://wildtruth.net/films-english/psychdrugs/

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Personal Stories & Experiences

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Video
Crazywise

Crazywise

"The documentary Crazywise explores what can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience."

Resource link

https://crazywisefilm.com/#home

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Beyond "Mental Illness" & "Mental Health"

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Video
Elizabeth Kenny TEDMED Talk

Elizabeth Kenny TEDMED Talk

"Actor and playwright Elizabeth Kenny was a healthy thirty-two year-old woman who went to the doctor for a common ailment. A year and a half later, she was in a locked level 5 psych ward."

Resource link

https://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=299419

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Personal Stories & Experiences

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Video
Healing Homes

Healing Homes

"Healing Homes, a feature-length documentary film directed by Daniel Mackler, chronicles the work of the Family Care Foundation in Gothenburg, Sweden — a program which, in this era of multi-drug cocktails and psychiatric diagnoses-for-life, helps people recover from psychosis without medication."

Resource link

http://wildtruth.net/films-english/healinghomes/

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Non-Drug Options & Approaches

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Video
Jaqui Dillon Powys Conference

Jaqui Dillon Powys Conference 9/19/13

"Dr Jacqui Dillon is a respected activist, writer and speaker, and has lectured and published worldwide on trauma, abuse, psychosis, dissociation and healing."

Resource link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHzHliy5yeQ

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Personal Stories & Experiences
Rethinking, Reforming, Critiquing

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Video
Open Dialogue

Open Dialogue

"Open Dialogue weaves together interviews with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and journalists to create both a powerful vision of medication-free recovery and a hard-hitting critique of traditional psychiatry."

Resource link

http://wildtruth.net/films-english/opendialogue/

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Non-Drug Options & Approaches

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Video
Take These Broken Wings

Take These Broken Wings

"Take These Broken Wings, a feature-length documentary film by director and former psychotherapist Daniel Mackler, shows that people can recover fully from schizophrenia without psychiatric medication. "

Resource link

http://wildtruth.net/films-english/brokenwings/

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Non-Drug Options & Approaches

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Video
The Voices in my Head

The Voices in my Head

"Diagnosed with schizophrenia, hospitalized, drugged, Longden was discarded by a system that didn't know how to help her. Longden tells the moving tale of her years-long journey back to mental health, and makes the case that it was through learning to listen to her voices that she was able to survive."

Resource link

https://www.ted.com/talks/eleanor_longden_the_voices_in_my_head?language=en

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Personal Stories & Experiences

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Video

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