Word Salad #1: A Journal of Mental Health Questions, New Directions, and Insurrections

This is an anthology of different peoples' perspective on their experiences within the mental health system. It has a strong preservation of each person's view and all of the stories are strong and unique. It was quite alarming to hear about peoples' outright abuse at the hands of institutions and mistreatment by the system in general. Some people were just troublesome teens who their parents had locked away, others were diagnosed as schizophrenic, and some were just privy to seeing the escapades of relatives who are child molesters or otherwise diagnosed as mentally unfit. The intent is to create a forum to discuss and address issues affecting people in a community focusing on mental health.