got distracted by my ... “fidget toys” while reading the tra..
🕑 Added 2021-03-18 19:48:28 +0000 UTC
got distracted by my ... “fidget toys” while reading the transcript of a training about crisis response for folks experiencing “parallel realities” or “altered states” — things we might describe as mania, hallucinations, delusions, etc. the training, hosted by Project LETS, is part of a transformative justice model to end carceral psychiatric “treatments” that strip patients of autonomy and usually actually exacerbate trauma and suicidal ideation. ending the institutionalization of these marginalized patients means developing radical, peer-based, anti-police systems and strategies to support folks in crisis, and unlearning the stigma regarding parallel realities that leads us to treat patients as threats
it’s a heavy topic, so i’m grateful for the constant presence of these stress balls!!
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for more information on these alternative methods, visit projectlets.org, and look into similar transformative justice organizations such as Transform Harm, Interrupting Criminalization, and Project Nia!
