Medication Nation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Flhk67O-Yw

Peter Ashenden has been diagnosed with several mental illnesses. He was institutionalized and given no hope for recovery. In August 2007, he was the keynote speaker at the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network summer conference. This video highlights some of the most powerful statements in his speech.

This video is produced by Rayne's World: http://raynesworld.blogspot.com/

Well-respected consumer advocate Peter Ashenden will assume leadership on an interim basis of the nation’s leading consumer-led mental health organization, the Depression and Bipolar Alliance (DBSA), on September 1, 2008.