Furious Seasons

September 09, 2008

Fall Fundraiser--Day Seven

Another $113.74 came in yesterday and that brings the total for this fall's fundraiser to $880 raised to date. That leaves $2,120 to be raised to meet the goal of $3,000 by the end of next Wednesday. I've even added a handy thermometer on the site so you can see what's up.

I appreciate all the contributions that have come in so far, but things are going a bit more slowly than I'd like, so let me point out something to the many of you who have supported this site by reading and contributing over the last year or so: yesterday, this site got over 7,500 visits. That utterly smashes the previous one-day record of 3,400 set in late July. I'm not pointing this out to brag, but to let readers know that the central message of this site--and that would be accountability for the mental health industry--is starting to gain a serious audience, one that is just as frustrated and skeptical about what's going on as the rest of us are. If you don't believe me, check out this comment thread over on reddit.com where people were responding to yesterday's post on the placebo effect.

Without your support, it wouldn't be possible for this site to reach so many readers. It would be great if you could help it reach more, because as one pretty well-known journalist who reads this site told me the other day, You are making public an evidence base that the mainstream media can't ignore. Or words to that effect.

As usual, there's a PayPal button on the right. Or if you prefer snail mail, drop me an email and I'll send you my mailing address.

Posted by Philip Dawdy at September 9, 2008 12:05 AM

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Hi...I'd like to put a plug in for Philip. While many of us have mental health blogs that are certainly educational in various ways, Philip provides a voice and service that is unique and necessary if we want the broader public to become aware of the great masquerade that pharma and psychiatry is perpetuating.

Whether you agree with all Philip says or not, his message is critical, but generally balanced. His gift is that he can reach out to the disaffected, but also to those seeking answers too--those who don't know or understand what some of us are angry about.

It is up to us to make sure he is able to continue with his message. Many people will read him willingly, but never donate...that's okay, we want to reach those people too.

but if you're like me and feel that it's utterly urgent that the public get this information then we have to support Philip.

Please consider sending him anything. I'm sure he won't turn away 5 dollars, and if you can afford $100 he and our society deserve it.

Please support Philip.

Posted by: Gianna at September 9, 2008 06:40 AM

Congrats on the record 7500 hits! this the best site on the 'Net that no other site compares to for mental health news and detailed pharmaceutical information.

Posted by: Stephany at September 9, 2008 06:59 AM

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Posted by: harvard department of psychiatry at September 9, 2008 11:45 AM

As I'm living on SSDI for my mental health issues, I'm not able to donate right now. However, I'm giving you an award, for your tireless efforts on behalf of the mental health community.

Please stop by to check it out and pick it up. Many thanks, Dano

Posted by: Dano Macnamarrah at September 9, 2008 08:19 PM