The Board held many hours of meetings, had a long agenda, kept running over time, nothing seemed easy to decide, and sometimes tempers flared. Being out of synch with sleep and rest can also contribute to tensions. I presented a little about self-help and how health care is changing, that people are first gathering information and then getting medical advice and about how we are using the Internet. There were three other presenters on the panel with me, flowers everywhere, all video taped, photographers capturing the group and each of us separately. I think the whole concept is not part of the culture yet.
Action plans note user inclusion.
The new Vice-President for Europe gave a presentation about coercion, knew about Breggin and the MacArthur work and I pointed him to MadNation as well. WFMH has begun to solicit pharmaceutical funding more aggressively. The World Bank will only loan mental health money to countries who demonstrate a reasonable and responsible plan. I was told I've drawn the wrong conclusion that the World Bank is funding more force. I didn't take the time to clarify.