also on radical mental health, that is a good point to add to the talking points: "Why Radical in Radical Mental Health"

Radical means going to the roots. And it means pushing for big changes in society. Rather than the medical view which takes it all out of context and puts it on individual brains.

Icarus emerged out of the punk, DIY, activist, and anti-authoritarian youth subcultures. We share a common view of society as crazy and we share a commitment to protest movements and social change. Radical mental health means questioning the profit motive that manipulates science and research, looking at how oppression and trauma are often behind emotional crisis, and making the connections between healing our minds and creating a healthier and more free community. The medical view of disorders and diagnoses takes attention away from social oppression and diverts energy from collective solutions. We want to break with the legacy of mental health care as conforming to the status quo and psychiatry as a tool of social control.

Does calling ourselves "radical" alienate people? We want to alienate people from their usual way of seeing things, and we believe "Radical Mental Health" encourages people to think.