Will Hall is a counsellor and facilitator who works with trauma and extreme, non-ordinary states of consciousness that often get diagnosed as psychosis. Will has "lived experience" with non-ordinary states. He identifies as a "schizophrenia diagnosis survivor", in that he has survived the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Will Hall is a world-known specialist in the art of coming off psychiatric drugs. Many of them were marketed as harmless, not causing dependence and safe to take. We will talk about the harm-reduction approach to coming off psychiatric drugs and the best humanistic approach to people experiencing mental health crisis.

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2015 talk by Will Hall at the Esalen R.D. Laing in the 21st Century Symposium. Will Hall is a therapist, teacher, PhD candidate at Maastricht University and a longtime organizer with the psychiatric survivor movement.

Will Hall is a nationally recognized mental health advocate, counselor, and speaker. He is also the author of the "Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs". Host Shannon Eliot catches up with him at the recent WRAP Around the World Conference in Oakland to chat about about mental health stigma, the controversy around psychiatric medication, suicidal feelings, and how society defines normality.

How can anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, and other drugs be used wisely? What are the risks and benefits? How can we collaborate effectively with prescribers, and what about reducing and discontinuing medications? Come learn a pragmatic harm reduction approach that is neither pro- nor anti- medication, but instead based in mental diversity. Everyone is welcome: professionals, survivors, students, family, and anyone taking or not taking medications. In a workshop at the 2013 WRAP Around the World Conference in Oakland, Will Hall addresses these issues.

Will Hall's keynote talk on "The Future of the Psychiatric Consumer Survivor Recovery Movement" at 2012 Alternatives Conference.

Psychiatric medications can sometimes be very useful, but there is often little information or guidance when the risks and harm start to outweigh the benefits. Will Hall provides an introductory overview of how to come off psychiatric medication.

Will Hall gives a keynote speech on the importance of honoring our diversity, listening to one another, and building community. This talk took place at the Voices of the Heart 2nd Annual Conference in Glens Falls, NY, June 28-29, 2011.

Will Hall shares his personal story and ideas as to how we can move beyond models of "mental illness" and focus on building and creating strong and sustainable communities. This was the opening address at the 2009 International Network Towards Alternatives and Recovery conference in NYC, November 23, 2009.

Will Hall shares his personal story and ideas as to how we can move beyond models of "mental illness" and focus on building and creating strong and sustainable communities. This was the opening address at the 2009 International Network Towards Alternatives and Recovery conference in NYC, November 23, 2009.

Will Hall shares his personal story and ideas as to how we can move beyond models of "mental illness" and focus on building and creating strong and sustainable communities. This was the opening address at the 2009 International Network Towards Alternatives and Recovery conference in NYC, November 23, 2009.

Will Hall shares his personal story and ideas as to how we can move beyond models of "mental illness" and focus on building and creating strong and sustainable communities. This was the opening address at the 2009 International Network Towards Alternatives and Recovery conference in NYC, November 23, 2009.