In his new book, "Anatomy of an Epidemic," award-winning writer Robert Whitaker uncovers and explores the question: Why has the number of chronically mentally ill in the United States tripled since the development of psychiatric medication?

Do psychiatric medications fix "chemical imbalances" in the brain, or create them? How have psych meds worsened long-term mental health outcomes and made recovery a possibility of the past?

J...oin us for an evening with Robert Whitaker, for a different perspective on the story of psych meds. This is the first event of the Icarus Project monthly speaker series, a series which highlights alternative voices in mental health.

$5-10 suggested donation (but no one turned away!)

The Icarus Project is a collaborative radical mental health movement which envisions a new culture and language that resonates with our actual experiences of 'mental illness' rather than trying to fit our lives into a conventional framework. We are a network of people living with and/or affected by experiences that are often diagnosed and labeled as psychiatric conditions. We believe these experiences are mad gifts needing cultivation and care, rather than diseases or disorders.

For more information on our local Bay Area Icarus group, please visit: http://theicarusproject.net/bayareaicarus
or e-mail [email protected]
For more info about The Icarus Project, visit www.theicarusproject.net

This event is made possible in part with assistance from Student Alliance at CIIS.