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We hope you'll explore this website and find resources to help you.Frank Calloway, 112, draws murals on sheets of butcher paper, sometimes more than 30 feet long.

This June 2008 handout photo released by the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation shows Calloway at the Alice M. Kidd Nursing Facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Bent over or sitting at a table, gripping a ballpoint pen, marker or crayon, Frank Calloway spends his days turning visions from his youth into lively murals ... The works by a man who has lived about half his life in state mental health centers will be part of an exhibit this fall at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Learn more about Frank Calloway here ... and watch a slide show of Calloway and his artwork here ...

Coalition says fire talk radio host Michael Savage for his on-going disability hate speech

The National Coalition for Disability Rights and ADA Watch director, Jim Ward, issued a call to Talk Radio Network to fire Savage for his persistent use of hate speech against people with disabilities. Read more in the PR Newswire about calls to fire Savage ...

Scholarships available for Californians with mental health disabilities to attend Alternatives 08 Conference

PAI is offering up to three scholarships for Californians with mental health disabilities who would like to attend Alternatives 08. This year's conference will be at the Adams Mark Hotel in Buffalo, New York, from October 29 to November 2. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is August 22. Click here for more information and a scholarship application ...

Stand Down steps up with aid and comfort for veterans

In San Diego, Stand Down is sponsored by the Veterans Village of San Diego, a residential program supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Last year the three-day event drew 864 veterans, the largest number in its history. Read more about Stand Down 2008 in the Los Angeles Times. View photos of Stand Down 2008 from Sign on San Diego. What is a Stand Down? find out here.Speakers gather on the stage at 2008 Stand Down in San Diego

 

Calm down or else

The children return from school confused, scared and sometimes with bruises on their wrists, arms or face. Many won’t talk about what happened, or simply can’t, because they are unable to communicate easily, if at all. ... Leslie Morrison, director of investigations at the California office, said parents often complained about such episodes but were usually reluctant to cooperate with an investigation. More on seclusion and restraint from the New York Times ... and click here, then click on the photo of a school room (to the far right of the headline) to watch an interview with Leslie Morrison on CBS 5.

More children being locked in 'The Quiet Room'

It sounds like cruel and unusual punishment: locking a school kid away for hours all alone, or taking them down to the ground and pinning them there, just for misbehaving in class. ... "I think it's a national issue," said Maggie Roberts, an attorney with Protection and Advocacy, ...  "There are a few states that have made a big effort to move from a culture of restraining and secluding kids. But a lot of states including California just aren't there yet." Read more about use of seclusion and restraint from CBS 5 ... and click on the photo under "Related" to the right of the headline to watch Maggie Roberts' interview ...

Monument dedicated at California Memorial Project, Stockton

Bouquets adorn the new monument placed at Rural Cemetery in Stockton to honor Californians who have died anonymously in institutions and state hospitals.The California Memorial Project works to honor Californians who have died anonymously in institutions and state hospitals and to establish monuments and other memorials at their burial sites. Read more here about the new monuments and the people they honor ...

Notice of final class action settlement and hearing, Chambers et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, Case No. C06-06346 WHA

This may affect your rights if you are Medi-Cal eligible and: are now a Laguna Honda Hospital (LHH) resident; were a LHH resident within the last two years; or are eligible for admission to LHH or on a wait list for admission. See the complete notice of final class action settlement and hearing in English, Spanish, Chinese or large font Chinese. Click here to learn more about the Chambers v. City and County of San Francisco lawsuit.