Amanda LaPera

100,000 poets for change, a worldwide event

Poetry readings begin at 11am.

Tomorrow @ Beyond Baroque Literary/ Arts Center

681 Venice Blvd., Venice, California 90291

Can't attend? You can watch live streaming video by clicking the link below.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-poet-s-soapbox

        Imagine being able to detect depression in the same way diabetes is diagnosed--with a blood test.

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On March 23, this letter was originally published by the Sacramento Bee online.

        Re "State needs to overhaul its dated mental health law" (Editorials, March 18): Thank you for bringing attention to this serious issue. Doctors, law enfo...

This article in the Sacramento Bee sums the issues up nicely:

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/18/4344840/state-needs-to-overhaul-its-dated.html

Basically, after the Lanterman-Petris...

Review of Ingrid Ricks’ Hippie Boy

By Amanda LaPera

I’m into true stories and well-written memoirs that give me a glimpse into a life unlike my own. Hippie Boy by Ingrid Ricks is a gripping story that pulled me in from page one. Her adventures with her father are anything but carefree, as much as her character initially beli...

  

Today, I am happy to report that I have been in communication with my father. While I will not post t...

The future is endless, the possibilities unlimited.

This day is a special day set aside for giving thanks. While I have been saddened to see retailers encroaching on this day set aside for giving thanks, I am reminded that it is all the more important to refocus my energy on what ...

Today I filed a missing person report with my police department and requested that my father be entered into a national database of missing persons. It has been three and a half months since I've had any contact with my dad and as usual, I don't know if he's still alive. A few things...

             I'm surprised that I haven't come upon this broadcast until recently. I think we need to continue this dialogue and raise aware...

            Join NAMI, families, friends, and concerned people at the National Alliance for Mental Illness Annual Walk.

            According to the Orange County Register:

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