“The expertise gained from lived experience should be complemented by professional expertise, not overwhelmed by it. All stand to benefit from ensuring that there are as few imbalances as possible in the distribution of power throughout the mental health system”
By Howard Chodos, Ph.D.
Before I began working on health and mental health policy just over a decade ago, I was trying to earn my living (not very successfully) as an academically trained political theorist. In the course of my work, I had thought a lot about the nature of power and how it is exercised. Now, after having been a lead author on the three major Canadian documents on mental health policy, I am glad to have the chance to draw on both parts of my training and experience to contribute to your discussion. (more…)
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