Icarus and Freedom Center co-produce a weekly radio show on all things madness-related, syndicated through Pacifica. Guests range from author Kate Bornstein and Adbusters publisher Kalle Lasn to Icarus Project members and anyone who has been through extreme states of madness. Ask your local station to broadcast the show! Check it out at www.madnessradio.net; archives and podcast available.

We now have 2 experimental chat rooms; check the links on the local radical mental health contacts listing on the right sidebar of the main site. We started with one room but people didn't like it, so we decided to encourage more and treat them as local autonomous initiatives.

A collection of cool teachings on group facilitation borrowed mostly from the Rockwood Institute for a Freedom Center training, downloadable as a pdf.

NYC organizer Neil Gong interned with Icarus as an NYU student and wrote this paper about Mad Pride activism.

To contact the friendly folks at the Icarus Project with questions or comments write us at:
info(at)theicarusproject(dot)net
local mental health organizing specifically:
support(at)theicarusproject(dot)net
to send us letters or anything:
The Icarus Project c/o Fountain House 425 West 47th street New York, NY 10036
or phone:

877 787 5883
(877-7-URLUVD)

Download and print out the first draft of our long-awaited Support Manual, titled Friends Make the Best Medicine: A Guide to Creating Community Mental Health Support Networks.

COMING SOON: Meet the five part-time Icarus project national staff. For more details on what we're up to, take a look at our organizational planning wiki site at www.openplans.org/projects/icarusproject.

When we first created The Icarus Project, we tried to create an inspiring manifesto about the experience of "mental illness" which draws its strength from myth and metaphor as opposed to the paradigms of disease and dysfunction. Here is our original mission statement"¦

Our policy for dealing with difficult communication over email and the internet which easily gets blown out of proportion. We recommend a similar policy for everyone.

Guides and info on using the Icarus website, including how-tos on contributing and editing content, events calendar, etc.

Our national office policy governing wellness and sustainability in how we work together and accomodation for experiences and conditions labeled as mental illnesses. We encourage local groups to develop similar policies and practices to prevent burnout and promote sustainabilty.