Intro: new author/contributor on Beyond Meds

Hi, Gianna here introducing a new contributor to the blog. The author of Alt-mentalities a new blog that has caught my attention. I’ve linked to it a few times in blog posts and have been following it closely since I became aware of it. She will be posting here once or twice a week for now with a fluid commitment depending on availability while still maintaining her own blog. At the end of each post will be a link to her blog where, if readers are interested, a discussion can be had in comments.

This is her bio:

The author of ALT_mentalities is a young, somewhat idealistic, and highly disillusioned professional working in the field of mental health research(specifically, children’s mental health program evaluation and evidence-based practice). After nearly 2 years of “fly on the wall” observation of some of the industry’s leading mental health policy makers and researchers, coupled with extensive reading in the alternative mental health fields and first person encounters with numerous psychiatric survivors, the time has come for ALT to share this dearly-bought insider’s perspective – as well as her own musings, values, and ideas for mental wellness in a mad society.

I’m very excited to have another voice on the blog.

Also starting today we’ll have signatures at the top of each article clearly indicating who has posted what. The default signature that wordpress uses gets lost. I think many people don’t know that Will Hall often posts here too! From today forward the author or editor of each post will be clear.