by Stephan DuBose

 

Reprinted from Cal Net Gazette, November 1999

 
By organizing with other consumers I had hoped to show that many of the problems clients faced were NOT just their individual problems and symptomatic or due to their “illness,” but genuine issues that the system would rather blame on the individual than its petty system deficiencies. The California Network and our local network have made great strides. Yet, is the individual client significantly closer to being in control of his or her life?