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I work in Radiation Oncology and love to draw. I wish to do collaborative project and look forward to guidance on how to move further. Also shall appreciate your comments on this published work.

Regards
Deepak

deepakarora.drp83@gmail.com
deepak.arora3@maxhealthcare.com

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This was such a great conference. So much going on in graphic medicine. Here is my project information. http://www.mecorney.com

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This was such a great conference. So much going on in graphic medicine. Here is my project information. http://www.mecorney.com

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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

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For folks interested in learning more about EDS (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) and a common, often very disabling, comorbid condition, POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), you can check out some of the work I did in partnership with Standing up to POTS: https://www.standinguptopots.org/POTScomic

And I also wrote a more narrative comic about my experiences with EDS here: https://floridareview.cah.ucf.edu/article/independence-a-memoir-of-illness-inaccess-objectification/

I'm interested in collaborations and would love to stay in touch! Twitter: @wordcalculator

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Check out this fabulous, factual cartoon about her journey with POTS written by our friend Rachel Litchman.

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Mouth & Toes Website: https://mouthandtoes.net/

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Mouth & Toes Website: https://mouthandtoes.net/

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" Mouth & Toes: The World of 19th Century Silhouette Artists with Disabilities", a collaboration of Laurel Daen and Marianne R. Petit.
The book tells the stories of the performative world of disabled and atypically figured artists working in the very popular and affordable alternative to portraiture, the silhouette. Artists include Martha Ann Honeywell, Sarah Rogers, and Nellis Saunders. The book additionally explores the role of the Peale Museum, the physiognotrace, and the work of Moses Williams, former slave of Charles Peale and master silhouette artist.

Book formats include an interactive "crankie"/moving panorama, a printed scroll/accordion book, hand-held flip-books, and a forthcoming eBook.

Completed through a Jay and Deborah Last Creative Artist Fellowship at the American Antiquarian Society (summer 2020). The piece will debut at "The Body & Story" a solo exhibition of Marianne R. Petit at the Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND.

Exhibitions:
- 2021Marianne R. Petit "The Body & Story", a solo exhibition.
Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND

Conference Presentations:
- 2021 The Examined Life Conference, University of Iowa College of Medicine, (Iowa City IA) (Upcoming)
- 2021 Graphic Medicine UnConvention (Virtual) (Upcoming)
- 2021 American Antiquarian Society Virtual Presentation (Upcoming)
- 2021: Graphic Medicine UnConvention (Virtual) (Upcoming)2020: Graphic Medicine, Toronto, Canada. Presentation: "Mouth & Toes: The World of 19th Century (Performative) Silhouette Artists with Disabilities" (Presentation accepted / conference canceled due to COVID-19)
For more information:

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"Mouth & Toes: The World of 19th Century Silhouette Artists with Disabilities", a collaboration of Laurel Daen and Marianne R. Petit.The book tells the stories of the performative world of disabled and atypically figured artists working in the very popular and affordable alternative to portraiture, the silhouette.

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Connective tissue disorders like HSD and EDS are under diagnosed and has all sorts of effects most folks don't know about. This one page comic deals with one tiny slice of that.

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Hypermobility (Comic #642) - Things Without Arms and Without Legs

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A few years ago, I learned about hypermobility spectrum disorders and it really helped me understand and accept parts of myself. Ways that I'd cursed myself for not being strong enough had new context. With new information I could appreciate how successful and strong I was, given the cards I dealt with.

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I'm booked out until August 2022, so no quick turnaround work available, but would love to discuss collaborations with academics/researchers in future! 20 year history of activism in queer and feminist spaces, with an undergrad degree in Anthropology & Media. Love a research-lead project and have worked with many universities. Stay in touch!

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Stacy Bias - Freelance 2D Animation and Illustration, London UK - Your Stories are Moving - Stacy Bias - Freelance 2D Animation and Illustration in London, UK

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Working with Stacy has been wonderful! We managed to co-create something brilliant out of what was a rather dry LONG scientific script with some crude ideas for characters. She has patiently and expertly guided the ship, adding insight and challenge when needed, has been very open and allowed us to realise the vision we had for this piece of work.

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2021 Graphic Medicine Un-Convention: THAT'S A WRAP!

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2021 Graphic Medicine Un-Convention: THAT'S A WRAP!

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Thank you all for making this first Graphic Medicine virtual conference such a success. Your enthusiasm as contributors and participants made this a truly amazing 3 days. And naturally, as is the case with each conference, our wonderful ecosystem continues to grow and flourish. Check out the full menagerie! (also stay tuned, we may find something fun to do with this post-conference image!) -Alex

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CLOSING SESSION FOR THE UNCONVENTION IS HAPPENING SUNDAY FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FINAL PANEL ~4:45PM EASTERN. See you there! 

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CLOSING SESSION FOR THE UNCONVENTION IS HAPPENING SUNDAY FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FINAL PANEL ~4:45PM EASTERN. See you there! 

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The Graphic Medicine International Collective is pleased to announce our 2021 UnConvention , whose unorthodox theme and form are created in response to the unconventional circumstances in which we are currently living.
"The Graphic Medicine 2021 UnConvention: What Are You Working On?"
#GraphMed2021

August 13-15, 2021

The graphic medicine community is diverse, and our activities are varied. One of the most exciting aspects of our annual conference is learning about new projects and connecting with their creators, and we hope to carry that energy of creative exchange into 2021 in a different form.

While the past year has prevented us from proceeding with the typical in-person conference, it has provided many of us the time to create, a reason to create, and an urgency to create. We welcomed videos that address graphic medicine work in any of the wide range of our engagements.

As previously announced, while the 2021 UnConvention is free to attend, we encourage you to consider paying for registration at an amount that you (or your institution) is most able to pay. We also would like to encourage you to consider donating to the Graphic Medicine International Collective, to help our non-profit organization support our many ventures. Here are the links for donations, conference merch, and supporting us (and independent booksellers) through our Bookshop.

This ensures that we are able to host our annual conferences and allows us to be flexible with registration rates for those less able to pay going forward. Questions? GMunconvention2021@gmail.com.

UnConvention Schedule

Our full UnConvention program is now available! The basic outline is below. To see the full panel schedule on each day, you will need to open the linked page.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) Board and Organization Introduction

Sample of Video Presentations

Special UnConvention Drawing Together

Conference Bulletin Board!

Post your notes, sketches, drawings, comics, and links below by clicking the below.

To see the Bulletin Board full size, click below.

Remember: what you post on the bulletin board, like on social media, is PUBLIC.

You can also share conference updates, quotes, and drawings on social media using #GraphMed2021.

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The Graphic Medicine International Collective is pleased to announce our 2021 UnConvention , whose unorthodox theme and form are created in response to the unconventional circumstances in which we are currently living. "The Graphic Medicine 2021 UnConvention: What Are You Working On?" The graphic medicine community is diverse, and our activities are varied.

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From "Aliceheimer's"  good for teaching social determinants of health... 

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From "Aliceheimer's"  good for teaching social determinants of health... 

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three-page spread from personal zine: Do you have a cervix, which talks about cervical exams

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Sharing a different project that was nominated for a Infozine Award in 2020: a comic-zine inspired by the common fear of PAP tests, it strives to bring clarity to the importance of cervical exams, what to expect and how it's done, taken from personal experience and research.

Content should not be considered medical advice. folks are encouraged to speak with a trusted, licensed physician.

Read it for free here: https://issuu.com/madcrush.co/docs/cervix_2021-issuu

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I hope everyone else is enjoying this as much as I am! - Alex

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For those that were expressing a desire for information about advocating for graphic medicine, here is a resource I created. It is from before COVID. I'm now thinking that I need to update it. - Alice Jaggers @AJaggers324

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Hi, everyone! If you are interested in learning more about our Reclaiming our Doodles workshops, please visit our site and follow us on insta!

-Marianne Petit and Jen Leach

www.reclaimingdoodles.com
https://www.instagram.com/reclaimingdoodles/

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Handy resource

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Hi all -- just joining this community and loving all of your wonderful work! I'm just beginning to do some graphic medicine work on the topic of body autonomy and consent for young people, especially around embarrassing medical procedures. If anyone has suggestions for me or wants to engage in conversation on this, I'd love to talk. Thank you! gretchenvaness at gmail dot com

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DOC’s Veterans Corner is a collection of illustrations by Ali R. Tayyeb PhD, RN a US Navy veteran and Registered Nurse, designed to inform on issues and topics such as health, benefits, barriers, and resources, related to the veteran community.

Dr. Tayyeb is a Nurse researcher with a focus on Veterans.

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This site and the illustrations may be used for informational purposes only. The illustrations and information are guides and limited in scope and are not to be used as a replacement for any professional health, legal, or other advice.
Images may be saved and shared with credit to illustrator.

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DOC's Veterans Corner - Ali R. Tayyeb PhD, RN, NPD-BC,PHN

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This site and the illustrations may be used for informational purposes only. The illustrations and information are guides and limited in scope and are not to be used as a replacement for any professional health, legal, or other advice. Images may be saved and shared with credit to illustrator.

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From "Transmuting Transgenerational Trauma: Dementia, Storytelling, and Healing

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From "Transmuting Transgenerational Trauma: Dementia, Storytelling, and Healing

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I'm a RN and comedian and I create funny zines about LGBT health and seeking healthcare post trauma. Loving hearing about everyone's amazing work! 

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I'm a RN and comedian and I create funny zines about LGBT health and seeking healthcare post trauma. Loving hearing about everyone's amazing work! 

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thinking about yesterday’ conversations about ‘health’ & ‘wellness’ & ‘medicine’ … how these might not be the right words.

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Thank you, everyone, for the feedback and love for Placebo Plushies! If you have ideas for collaboration/partnership, or how they might be used in clinical settings or for patient advocacy, please let me know! Thanks!

Jen Leach
leachteach@gmail.com
www.placeboplushies.com

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Day 2 of our UnConvention complete! Who's ready for Day 3?

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Day 2 of our UnConvention complete! Who's ready for Day 3?

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Our zoo(m) community is growing!

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This conference has got me thinking about who might be nice to actively reach out to and encourage participation from.

Maybe folks can add suggestions in the comments and pool ideas here.

Instagram is a place where lots of mental health consumers and advocates create text and image stories and actively reaching out to makers in those communities would be an enriching perspective. A lot of graphics (even just using text graphically) is happening there.

I think Kaz Cooke would be amazing to invite as well. She's a national treasure in Australia, but I don't know how much she's known outside of Oz. She's a cartoonist and increasingly writing books with illustration making health stuff accessible and funny https://kazcooke.com.au/

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The official website of best-selling author Kaz Cooke.

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NEW BOOK! You're Doing It Wrong A History of Bad & Bonkers Advice to Women An outrageously funny & furious tour with Kaz through the terrible advice given to women, from 14th Century clergymen to the Kardashians. An amazing, full-colour book with almost 300 crazy-fabulous photos.

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Here are the birdies in with us all. What a fabulous day!

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So much phenomenal work going on in #GraphicMedicine! 

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So much phenomenal work going on in #GraphicMedicine! 

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Graphic Medicine | The interaction of comics & healthcare Graphic Medicine is a site that explores the interaction between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare. We are a community of academics, health carers, authors, artists, and fans of comics and medicine. The site is maintained by an editorial team under the direction of the Graphic Medicine International Collective.

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Graphic Medicine is a site that explores the interaction between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare. We are a community of academics, health carers, authors, artists, and fans of comics and medicine. The site is maintained by an editorial team under the direction of the Graphic Medicine International Collective.

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Supporting Diverse Representation, Writing the Other (or Self)

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Supporting Diverse Representation, Writing the Other (or Self)

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Writing the Other is a highly respected resource. I've really enjoyed the courses I've done with them and I've been in courses where quite a few participants have been using it to write about their own experiences as well. When you belong to a category considered "Other" it can feel like a terrifying responsibility to speak sometimes.

Scholarships are available. There are live courses and courses on demand.

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An essential part of creating a character is understanding how that individual speaks or communicates. In this craft-focused class we'll help you sharpen your dialogue skills through lectures, hands-on exercises, and feedback. [...]

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Writing the Other | Online Writing Classes and Workshops

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An essential part of creating a character is understanding how that individual speaks or communicates. In this craft-focused class we'll help you sharpen your dialogue skills through lectures, hands-on exercises, and feedback. [...]

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A recent diary page on the themes around work, rest and value that came up in Saturday panels 2 & 3

Sources https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/representations-patients-experiences-autonomy-graphic-medicine/2018-02?utm_effort=0
https://www-tandfonline-com.arts.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2017.1402752

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It’s Free Comic Book today in the US. Your local shop might be participating and doing a give away. 

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It’s Free Comic Book today in the US. Your local shop might be participating and doing a give away. 

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This is giving some of us ideas about a GM fundraising one!

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When we spoke about managing harm, I forgot to mention, working with sensitivity readers can be a handy habit to get into.

When I created https://lizargall.com/comics/mental-health/ I made sure that ran the finished copy past a black male writer I knew as I didn't want to be talking about the experience of black men without running it past someone with that lived experience. Overall he liked it, and gave me a few notes that improved it.

Comics can be so time consuming it can sometimes be hard to make space for editing and revision, but can be quite helpful and deepen the craft.

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We Need to Talk About Mental Health, a comic by Liz Argall

Thanks to everyone who helped make this comic possible, be it folks who created space or sensitivity readers.

If you want to find out more about psychosis, Acutepsychotic on Instagram has curated a fantastic resource list. Psychosis is super common, 3 in 100 people will have at least one psychotic episode in their life. 2-6 people 1,000 have a psychotic disorder, that's more than the number of people with MS! Statistically, we all know quite a few people who have experienced psychosis, but it's telling just how seldom folks openly talk about it

Given how common it is, it's not something we're very good at talking about. I hope this comic can be a small drop in the pond of material needed.

Transcript

We Need to Talk About Mental Health, a comic by Liz Argall

If you see this:
Help they are coming after me in a co-ordinated global conspiracy trying to destroy all I love!

Remember, we live in an iceberg society.

The people called crazy?
Distressed person hunched against a wall: I can't love things anymore or they'll hurt it. I can't love the libraries or they'll come for them... defund them. They ARE coming for them, oh god!!

They're often reflecting something much broader and deeper. A distorted mirror is still a mirror of sorts.
Distressed person: Humanizing support services, from schools to libraries to health care are chronically underfunded and it could get worse.

If a disaster made your fears and nightmares visible...
Distressed person: Racist populists are coming to power all over the world.
They're using gaslighting techniques of emotional abusers! Abuse has been gamified.
People practicing stalking, doxxing and slander campaigns on BIPOC folks, women and anyone queer before moving on to bigger targets.
... and it can happen more easily than you'd think

What would it say about you, about us?
Distressed person: The pornography of suffering and stalkers has led to non consensual reality TV shows on the dark web. It means hidden cameras in the shower to watch me cry. "No one would do that!" "It's illegal." Why would that logic bring comfort? For some people, ethics are just a plaything.

Page 2
In psychosis, metaphors, social programming, fears and beliefs become more literal, exposed and collapse on each other. They reveal the ills and joys of a person's lived experience and trained perceptions.

Too many uncritically stew in toxic soups.
Person sitting in a large stew pot over a fire. The stew pot has written on it: Cruel and vile propaganda about Black men. Cosy white supremacy and fragility.

A friend told me how hard she'd had to work to get rid of her startle response to Black men. Shed been raised to fear, but did the work to push out of the soup.

There are poisons in our culture we have to fight.
Some choose to drink and make More Poison.
Pushing us closer to the dehumanization conditions for genocide.
The pernicious endemic fearful white defences laid the groundwork for "gay panic" murders. Fragility stoked to justify brutality.

Spectacled Black man in a park: Ma'am, could you put your dog on a leash?
White woman: Help Police!
Dog is smiling at man.
Nesting bird in the background looks surprised.

That white fear can be so instinctively and blatantly used to threaten murder is obscene.
Page 3
We can control some of our inputs...
Young kid smiling and reading a book.

If people with power choose to be triggered by your existence.
Black kid happily walking along listening to music.
Freaked out white person: Call 911!

Black person in a car who has been pulled over by a police officer.
Police officer: Is this YOUR car?
Black person thought bubbles: I need to be polite, but not too polite in case they get angry at my fear.
Move slowly. If they arrest me don't struggle, no matter how rough they are.
They could kill me. I mustn't sho fear. I can only improve my chances.
Please let me survive this. I don't want to die. Too. slow and it's refusing orders, too fast... I don't want to die.

When even resilience in the face of systemic torture is used as justification for brutalities.
Black kid dancing with thought bubble: Pain will not define me!
White person thought bubble: They don't feel pain the way we do. They laugh at my suffering. I should hurt them more, to make them feel my angst.

Systemic racism is systemic abuse.
Compliance may increase odds, it does not guarantee safety.
Police officer firing gun: Your retreating back SCARES ME.
Black person running away: FUCK YOU!
Is it any wonder that some choose to run?

Page 4
Some abusers are move obvious to deal with.

Man: Hi, can you help me?
Woman: Sure!

Man thought bubble: My magical powers are working, dumb selfish slut.

Man: and now let me touch your tits.
Woman: NO

Man: Fucking whore! How dare you?

But their pathology is a symptom of broader issues.
Man thought bubble: Women are virgins or whores. Everything is a power play. People aren't really nice, everyone is terrible and selfish on the inside.

And if those broader issues aren't dealt with it can even help more charming abusers.
Man: I'm so sorry that happened to you. You can't trust anyone. I'll protect you.
Man thought bubble: I'm so much better than those crazy assholes. The dumb sluts should appreciate me more.

Many careers and lives have been ruined by the stark raving sane.

Page 5
We need to get better at talking about mental health.
Person: I'm trying new meds, so apologies if I'm a little bit off this week.
Colleague: Thanks for letting me know.

Which requires listeners to actually listen. A lot of discrimination is accidental, but still damaging.
Colleague: Woah! She has brain problems. I'd better change her duties without talking to her about it and not involve her in so many decisions. I wonder what sort of crasy shie is? Wy talk to her about it when I can wildly speculate about her with my colleagues?

Learning when it's stigmatizing distraction.
Person: Uggh Central Park Karen, so dangerous the way...
Person 2: She's psychotic, did you hear she...
Person thought bubble: During my psychosis, I kept staring at a Sikh man on the bus, because it helped me feel safe. I felt bad about staring, so I went up to him and thanked him for his service and the visible commitment to being a protector that his turban represented.

or cruel
Person 3: Ha! Check out these hilarious conspiracy theories! Some folks are so stupid!
Person: Psychosis has noting to do with intelligence. You are showing me machinery that could be used to generate more psychosis without seeing the dangers. I am sad, grieving and scared for them.

Compassion is not the same as enablement
Person 4: Pink Elephants are taking over!*
Person: No they aren't.
Person 4: How dare you deny my emotional truth!
Person: If I enable you, it could deepen your psychosis.

* Pink elephants taking over can be exchanged for may psychosis encouraging toxic conspiracy theories, such as white genocide

Person 4: Pink is real
Person: Yes
Person 4: Elephants are real
Person: Yes
Person 4: And I don't have the power I want.
Person: Yes
Person 4: See!
Person: NO. Put down the fucking gun.

Disaster can damage our mental health
Person 6 thought bubble (they have been decapitated and are crying): The structures I build my life around don't work anymore. Might never work again.
Especially with chronic disasters of unknown length.

Makes it harder to get to the Post part of Post Traumatic Growth.
Person 6 thought bubble (there head has been reattached, though you can still see the line of scarring/healing): So now I build and seek out better structures. I will gratitude the shit out of every small joy.

Drought, colonization and Covid-19 are just a few types of chronic disaster.

The mental pressures will get high and research indicates that 2021 will have disasters.
Climate change won't wait for us to sort our shit out.

We have a lot to heal, grieve and take action on,
Person 6 thought bubble (tears in their eyes): "We are the world, we are the children," was a song of my childhood. I thought it meant us kids were supposed to save the world. I failed. We haven't
and we have to do it all at once.

But the brilliant thing is we CAN heal and the work me MUST attend to
Person 6 (looking determined, staring straight out of the panel): We haven't yet.
Is also the most powerful and healing.

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My own short form comic that talks about psychosis in an intersectional context https://lizargall.com/comics/mental-health/

Instragram is a good space for diverse mental health consumer resources such as @acutepsychotic and @projectlets

acutepsychotic's mental health resource list http://www.melmallory.com/resources.html

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"We build peer-led communities of support, education & advocacy for folks with lived experience of mental illness, trauma, Disability, and/or neurodivergence. We believe that principles of Disability Justice are key components to supporting collective healing and our human rights."

Fireweed Collective offers mental health education and mutual aid through a Healing Justice lens. We help support the emotional wellness of all people, and center the needs of those most marginalized by our society. Our work seeks to disrupt the harm of systems of abuse and oppression, often reproduced by the mental health system."

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM):
"BEAM is a national training, movement building and grant making organization dedicated to the healing, wellness and liberation of Black and marginalized communities."

Mad in America's mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad)." Offers a webzine and educational courses (ranging in costs; several free) about psychiatry, medication, and Mad Pride.

Peer Support Space was founded as a peer-led organization, that exists outside of the current system, where we use our lived experience to support and hold space for one another as we navigate our unique journeys with life struggles, mental illness and/or substance misuse challenges, neurodivergence, disability, grief, trauma, or other obstacles to mental wellness. We use, and help others use, the power of lived experience to support, educate, and guide one another while providing additional, free options for mental wellness."
Psychosis-Centered Resources
Welcome to the Strong 365 mental health support community! Through online education, 24/7 peer support & connection to specialized care across the U.S., our goal is to shorten the path to quality mental health support for young people."

ISPS is an international organization promoting psychological and social treatments for persons with psychosis (a term which includes persons diagnosed with 'schizophrenia')."Raise awareness of the diversity of voices, visions and similar experiences" with 20 international chapters. Students with Psychosis:

Talk About TD:
"Tardive dyskinesia, or TD, is a condition of uncontrollable movements affecting the face, torso, and/or other body parts...TD is associated with taking certain kinds of mental health medicine (like antipsychotics) that help control dopamine, a chemical in the brain." Offers resources for folks with TD, including caregiver resources and doctor discussion guides. "You can receive support through patient advocacy groups and additional resources that champion awareness of TD and related movement disorders."
Hearing Voices Network:
Organization aiming to "
"Students With Psychosis empowers student leaders globally through community building and collaboration...Our primary objectives include: growing and connecting our virtual and in-person programs, organizing outreach initiatives, and founding in-person college clubs/affiliates."

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Disability, Mental Health and Art

Sins Invalid:
"Sins Invalid is a disability justice based performance project that incubates and celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and LGBTQ/gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalized."

"We are a community-based, interdisciplinary art project that is committed to producing work by and creating opportunities for under-represented artists." Offers detailed infographics and webinars about radical mental health.

Treatment Advocacy Center:
A guide to state laws about psychiatric crisis response & involuntary commitment.

BEAM's List of Mobile Crisis Unit Services in the U.S.:
"Mobile crisis, or mobile crisis rapid response teams, are a mental health service which supports the community by providing immediate response emergency mental health evaluations and crises services. In many areas, they offer an alternative to calling 911 or the police as professionals who will respond will often be trained in managing mental health crises and distress. However, please note: some mobile crisis units may also inform police. We encourage folks to read their site (as they constantly change) before contacting. This list is provided as a directory resource."

National Empowerment Center Crisis Alternatives:
"These non-medical alternative programs offer a comfortable, non-judgmental environment in which one might be able to process stresses as well as explore new options."

A guide to disability rights laws (in the U.S.)

How to Get On:
A self-advocacy guide for people with chronic illnesses in the U.S., with an emphasis on ME/CFS. Includes guides for apply for disability, living on disability, applying for home aids, applying for housing, living in housing, financial survival, and SSI regulations.

Disability Rights Network:
" Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States." Find resources in your state.

"We were pivotal in expanding the civil rights movement to include fighting discrimination against, and segregation of, people with mental disabilities. Today, the Bazelon Center accomplishes its goals through a unique combination of litigation, public policy advocacy, coalition building and leadership, public education, media outreach and technical assistance-a comprehensive approach that ensures we achieve the greatest impact."Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) work at the state level to protect individuals with disabilities by empowering them and advocating on their behalf. There are 57 P&As in the United States and its territories, and each is independent of service-providing agencies in their states."

"HEARD is a cross-disability abolitionist organization that unites across identities, communities, movements, and borders to end ableism, racism, capitalism, and all other forms of oppression and violence."
Administration for Community Living (ACL):
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Educational resources
(under construction - more coming soon)

List of webinars created by HEARD about topics like disability justice and prison abolition. (In)Accessible Webinars Database:
ISPS Webinars: Webinars about "Psychosis" and radical mental health
​ Mental Health America Webinars

The Protest Psychosis by Johnathan Metzel Mad in America by Robert Whitaker​
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
Decarcerating Disability by Liat Ben-Moshe

Peer Support in Mental Health, edited by Emma Watson and Sara Meddings
The Unsound Mind: "A resource library and writing hub for rethinking the history of madness and psychiatry in the fight for futures beyond controlling, containing, and calming distress in a tumultuous world."

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"We build peer-led communities of support, education & advocacy for folks with lived experience of mental illness, trauma, Disability, and/or neurodivergence. We believe that principles of Disability Justice are key components to supporting collective healing and our human rights." Fireweed Collective offers mental health education and mutual aid through a Healing Justice lens.

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Seeking artist to collaborate on #longCOVID story - @pfanderson

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Seeking artist to collaborate on #longCOVID story - @pfanderson

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Interview with Kendra Boileau, Susan Squier, and Kay Sohini at https://radio.wpsu.org/programs/take-note

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Interview with Kendra Boileau, Susan Squier, and Kay Sohini at https://radio.wpsu.org/programs/take-note

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Take Note: 'COVID Chronicles' Explores The Pandemic Through Comics, From Funny To Deadly Serious

By EMILY REDDY • AUG 13, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t seem like it would be fodder for comics. But the recently released anthology “COVID Chronicles” takes on the heavy topic in more than 60 comics. They range from single New Yorker-style panels up to 17 pages. And the topics go from funny to deadly serious.

Here to talk with us about “COVID Chronicles” is Kendra Boileau, assistant director and editor-in-chief of Penn State University Press. The book is published under its Graphic Mundi imprint, where she’s the publisher.

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Fridays at 12:00 p.m. and Sundays at 7:00 a.m.

Listen to conversations about issues that matter. WPSU's weekly community affairs radio program features in-depth interviews with central Pennsylvania newsmakers.

Subscribe to the Take Note podcast.

(Transcripts available upon request.)

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Fridays at 12:00 p.m. and Sundays at 7:00 a.m. Listen to conversations about issues that matter. WPSU's weekly community affairs radio program features in-depth interviews with central Pennsylvania newsmakers. Subscribe to the Take Note podcast. (Transcripts available upon request.)

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Image shows a page of my art journal with the words comiccs is processing written in ink across the top washi tape with big black circles across the right side.

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response to first session this morning…Joey the Crow has started ‘talking’ today!

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response to first session this morning…Joey the Crow has started ‘talking’ today!

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(cont) Image shows a simple Watercolor using soil-based watercolors of a crow with his beak open and a speech bubble swirling around behind him the speech bubble has the words “hi crow!” The crow is perched on a sphere like the earth with text reading ‘the bird chaos is a beautiful sound’ written inside the sphere.
if you are interested I have a Comic about this crow… Reach out on social media @2littlewings

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The topic of "Who is the right person to tell these stories"

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The topic of "Who is the right person to tell these stories"

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This reminded me of Joyce Brabner's keynote talk at the 2021 conference. She brought up that exact question: https://www.graphicmedicine.org/new-podcast-wednesday-joyce-brabners-keynote-address/

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[audio src="https://www.graphicmedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/BRABNER.m4a" /]
Use the Quicktime player above to view images along with the audio. If you don't have Quicktime, you can listen to the audio-only version below.
This week's podcast is the keynote address Joyce Brabner gave on July 23 at the 2012 Comics & Medicine conference in Toronto. She opens by describing her talk as, "What happens to us when we tell these stories."

Brabner then talks about some experiences in writing reportage comics, primarily about young victims of war and other atrocities. She talks about collaboration with her husband Harvey Pekar, and she talks about her role as "character Joyce."

During the Q&A after Joyce's address, you will see in the AAC feed Rachel Abrams' live drawing of Joyce's keynote address. You can see more of Rachel's work from the conference here and learn more about her live scribing here.

One subject Joyce doesn't discuss in her talk that I'd like to highlight is the new statue of Harvey Pekar which will be dedicated in Cleveland October 14. You can see Joyce describe the genesis of this statue on her Kickstarter project page, you can learn what Joyce did with her wedding ring as part of the project in this You Tube video, and watch more cool behind-the-scenes stuff about the statue-in-progress in this video.

If you'd like to contribute to remaining expenses on this project, to be a part of this historic event, you can learn more directly from Joyce here.

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New Podcast Wednesday: Joyce Brabner's Keynote Address | Graphic Medicine

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Use the Quicktime player above to view images along with the audio. If you don't have Quicktime, you can listen to the audio-only version below. This week's podcast is the keynote address Joyce Brabner gave on July 23 at the 2012 Comics & Medicine conference in Toronto.

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A newly appointed trio of series editors that includes Susan Merrill Squier, Juliet McMullin, and Brian Callender will focus their acquisitions on scholarly monographs and edited collections by researchers in the health humanities, activists, and medical practitioners analyzing the ways in which comics address the scaled meanings of health. The series editors are interested, too, in considering works that incorporate original comics, whether that be for comics-based research or for medical training and education, thus providing a creative way to learn and teach.
For more information, contact Kendra Boileau at klb60@psu.edu.

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Want to stay abreast of what we're publishing in Graphic Medicine these days? Sign up here to receive emailed announcements of what's new and forthcoming by selecting "comics studies and graphic medicine" in the Subjects list.

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Releasing in October in the Graphic Medicine Book Series!

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Looking at Trauma: A Tool Kit for Clinicians is an easy-to-use, engaging resource designed to address the challenges health care professionals face in providing much-needed trauma psychoeducation to clients with histories of childhood trauma. Developed by trauma therapists Abby Hershler and Lesley Hughes in collaboration with artist Patricia Nguyen and biomedical communications specialist Shelley Wall, this book presents twelve trauma treatment models accompanied by innovative and engaging comics. The models help clinicians provide practical information about the impacts of trauma to their clients-and support those clients in understanding and managing their distressing symptoms.

Topics covered includecomplex posttraumatic stress disorder, emotion regulation, memory, relationship patterns, and self-care. Each chapter featuresstep-by-step instructions on how to use the treatment models with clients; practical educational tips from experienced clinicians in the field of childhood trauma; interactive trauma education comics; a foundational framework focused on care for the provider; and references for further study.

Intended for use in therapeutic, clinical, and classroom settings, this book is a valuable resource for all healthcare workers. In particular, social workers, psychotherapists, spiritual care providers, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, primary care physicians, and psychiatrists will find this tool kit indispensable.

Abby Hershler (MD, MA, FRCPC) is a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Lesley Hughes (MSW, RSW) is a registered social worker with an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.

Patricia Nguyen (BScKin, MScBMC) is a medical illustrator who studied in the Biomedical Communications program at the University of Toronto.

Shelley Wall (AOCAD, MScBMC, PhD) is Associate Professor in the Biomedical Communications graduate program at the University of Toronto.

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Looking at Trauma: A Tool Kit for Clinicians Edited by Abby Hershler, Lesley Hughes, and Patricia Nguyen

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Looking at Trauma: A Tool Kit for Clinicians is an easy-to-use, engaging resource designed to address the challenges health care professionals face in providing much-needed trauma psychoeducation to clients with histories of childhood trauma.

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Wanna Share Your Contact Information With Others? Please use this public Google Doc: 

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Wanna Share Your Contact Information With Others? Please use this public Google Doc: 

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What a great #DrawingTogetherGM let by Gem (@missgravydumbpling) to kick off #GraphMed2021.  I landed on moment it finally sunk in that my life as a physician had shifted, when the pandemic lead to my mom retiring from her 30 year old medical practice.

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Call for Cartoonist_Laura Kahn MD and Susan Squier PhD are looking for a cartoonist who is willing to join us on our prob-bono project. 

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Laura Kahn and I are passionate about the importance of One Health ,and we are volunteers on this project because we want to get this message out to a general audience.  We are hoping for a cartoonist willing to draw a brief concluding comic, say 8 pages long, distilling the principles of One Health.  We are excited about the potential social, political and environmental impact of this volume, and we urge interested cartoonists to be in touch at Susan.squier@gmail.com.

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Call for Cartoonist_Laura Kahn MD and Susan Squier PhD are looking for a cartoonist who is willing to join us on our pro

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Day 1 of our UnConvention is off to a great start!

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Day 1 of our UnConvention is off to a great start!

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Want to keep up-to-date with Graphic Medicine? Join our mailing list!

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Want to keep up-to-date with Graphic Medicine? Join our mailing list!

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Head over to www.graphicmedicine.org, look on the right-hand side of the screen, and simply drop your email address into the box shown above! You'll get our weekly (Saturday) newsletter featuring all the week's new posts to the website.

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You can read them here: https://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/covid19vaccine

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WELCOME to the 2021 Graphic Medicine UnConvention! 

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WELCOME to the 2021 Graphic Medicine UnConvention! 

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Books mentioned at the GM 2021 UnConvention

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If you liked what you saw in the "Academics in the Wild" video, check out @iliketododrawrings on IG  

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If you liked what you saw in the "Academics in the Wild" video, check out @iliketododrawrings on IG  

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If you just caught my video at #GraphMed2021 you saw empty sad shelves.

They're much happier now and books are flying off into patron hands!

https://twitter.com/NoetheMatt/status/1426273494833242118?s=20

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Graphic Medicine Frontline Comic Project!

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Graphic Medicine Frontline Comic Project!

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Looking forward to the start of the Graphic Medicine UnConvention this year! Here is the flyer for the Graphic Medicine International Collective's ongoing project to create comics about frontline worker experiences during the pandemic. Email myself, Alex Thomas (alex@boostershotmedia.com) and Micheal Green (mgreen@pennstatehealth.psu.edu) if you are interested!

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The work of graphic medicine often involves addressing (or bearing witness to) challenging topics.

We recommend attending to your personal needs as you participate in the conference.

If you feel you are in need of immediate crisis intervention, here are some resources available to you.

USA

1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24/7 crisis center, or text MHA to 741741 at the CrisisText Line.

https://www.mhanational.org/get-involved/contact-us

CANADA

1-833-456-4566 toll free (In QC: 1-866-277-3553), 24/7

www.crisisservicescanada.ca

https://cmha.ca/find-your-cmha/ (Finding your local branch of Canadian Mental Health Association)

UK

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/

GLOBAL

https://checkpointorg.com/global/

SUPPORT FOR FRONT LINES WORKERS

USA text 741741

UK text 85258

Canada text 741741  and (https://cpa.ca/corona-virus/psychservices/)

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Please consider submitting your scholarly work (e.g. research articles, interviews, reviews) to the GRAPHIC MEDICINE REVIEW online: https://graphicmedicinereview.com/about/submissions/

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Article types | Structure | Permissions | Language & text | Data & Symbols | Figures & Tables | References

Submissions should be made electronically through this website. Once submitted, the author can track the submission and communicate with the editors via the online journal management system.

Please ensure that you consider the following guidelines when preparing your manuscript. Failure to do so may delay processing your submission.

Article types

Research articles must describe the outcomes and application of unpublished original research. These should make a substantial contribution to knowledge and understanding in the subject matter and should be supported by relevant figures and tabulated data. Research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in length.

Analysis must critically assess and methodologically evaluate either a Graphic Medicine title, slate of titles, creator, or theme along a novel and coherent organizing principle, preferably employing distinct theoretical tools in doing so. Analyses should be no more than 8,000 words in length.

Reviews can cover topics such as current controversies or the historical development of studies as well as issues of regional or temporal focus. Papers should critically engage with the relevant body of extant literature. Review articles should be no longer than 8,000 words in length.

Interviews should be conducted with notable persons directly relevant to Graphic Medicine, either in their capacity as creators, practitioners, researchers, librarians, etc. These should be formatted in as a dialogue between the submitting party (i.e. the interviewer) and the interviewee(s). These may be lightly edited for clarity rather than strictly verbatim; these interviews should be no longer than 5,000 words in length unless more than three (3) parties are involved, wherein lengthier submissions will be considered.

Comics will address personal, professional, clinical, journalistic, or scholarly Graphic Medicine topics. Fiction will be considered, though non-fiction is preferred. Submissions should take the form of fully realized, sequential illustrations. Generally, comics of less than 16 complete pages are preferred and must be formatted for both print and screen readability.

All word limits include referencing and citation.

Structure

Title page
To ensure blind peer review, please only list the title and abstract on the submitted manuscript file.

The names of all authors, affiliations, contact details, biography (optional) and the corresponding author details must be completed online as part of the submission process. All authors must fit within the journal's definition of an author, available here.

Author names should include a forename and a surname. Forenames cannot include only initials.

J. Bloggs is not preferred. The full name, Joe Bloggs is required (this will enhance the 'findability' of your publication).

The affiliation should ideally include 'Department, Institution, City, Country'. However only the Institution and Country are mandatory.

Abstract
Research articles must have the main text prefaced by an abstract of no more than 250 words summarising the main arguments and conclusions of the article. This must have the heading 'Abstract' and be easily identified from the start of the main text.

A list of up to six key words may be placed below the abstract (optional).

The Abstract and Keywords should also be added to the metadata when making the initial online submission.

Main text
The body of the submission should be structured in a logical and easy to follow manner. A clear introduction section should be given that allows non-specialists in the subject an understanding of the publication and a background of the issue(s) involved. Methods, results, discussion and conclusion sections may then follow to clearly detail the information and research presented.

Up to three level headings may be present and must be clearly identifiable using different font sizes, bold or italics. We suggest using Headings 1, 2 and 3 in MS-Word's 'Style' section.

Data Accessibility
If data, structured methods or code used in the research project have been made openly available, a statement should be added to inform the reader how/where to access these files. This should include the repository location and the DOI linking to it. Read our reproducibility guide for more information on best practice and maximising the impact of your open data.

If it is not possible to use a repository then the journal can host supplementary files. Such files must be listed in the Data Accessibility section, with a corresponding number, title and optional description. Ideally, the supplementary files are also cited in the main text.

e.g. Supplementary file 1: Appendix. Scientific data related to the experiments.

Supplementary files will not be typeset so they must be provided in their final form and must be submitted for review during the original submission process. They will be assigned a DOI and linked to from the publication by the publisher.
NOTE: If data used in the research project has not been made available, a statement confirming this should be added, along with reasoning why.
The journal's data policy is available on the Editorial Policies page.

Ethics and consent (if applicable)Research involving human subjects, human material, or human data, must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Where applicable, studies must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee and the authors should include a statement within the article text detailing this approval, including the name of the ethics committee and reference number of the approval. The identity of the research subject(s) should be anonymised whenever possible. For research involving human subjects, informed consent to participate in the study must be obtained from participants (or their legal guardian) and added to this statement. If a study involving human subjects/tissue/data was exempt from requiring ethical approval, a confirmation statement from the relevant body should be included within the submission.

Experiments using animals must follow national standards of care. For further information, click here.

Acknowledgements (optional)
Any acknowledgements must be headed and in a separate paragraph, placed after the main text but before the reference list.

Funding Information (if applicable)
Should the research have received a funding grant then the grant provider and grant number should be detailed.

Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. Guidelines for competing interests can be found here. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.

Authors' contributions
A sentence or a short paragraph detailing the roles that each author held to contribute to the authorship of the submission. Individuals listed must fit within the definition of an author, as per our authorship guidelines.

References
All references cited within the submission must be listed at the end of the main text file.

Permissions

The author is responsible for obtaining all permissions required prior to submission of the manuscript. Permission and owner details should be mentioned for all third-party content included in the submission or used in the research.

If a method or tool is introduced in the study, including software, questionnaires, and scales, the license this is available under and any requirement for permission for use should be stated. If an existing method or tool is used in the research, it is the author's responsibility to check the license and obtain the necessary permissions. Statements confirming that permission was granted should be included in the Materials and Methods section.

Language & Text

Capitalisation
For the submission title:

Capitalise all nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs and subordinate conjunctions (i.e. as, because, although). Use lowercase for all articles, coordinate conjunctions and prepositions.

Slip-Sliding on a Yellow Brick Road: Stabilization Efforts in Afghanistan

Headings within the main text:

First level headings in the text should follow the same rule as the main title.

For lower-level subheadings, only capitalise first letter and proper nouns.

Headings should be under 75 characters.

Spelling
Submissions must be made in English. Authors are welcome to use American or British spellings as long as they are used consistently throughout the whole of the submission.

When referring to proper nouns and normal institutional titles, the official, original spelling must be used.

World Health Organization, not World Health Organisation

Grammar
American or English grammar rules may be used as long as they are used consistently and match the spelling format (see above). For instance, you may use a serial comma or not.

red, white, and blue OR red, white and blue

Font
The font used should be commonly available and in an easily readable size. This may be changed during the typesetting process.

Underlined text should be avoided whenever possible.

Bold or italicised text to emphasise a point are permitted, although should be restricted to minimal occurrences to maximise their efficiency.

Lists
Use bullet points to denote a list without hierarchy or order of value. If the list indicates a specific sequence then a numbered list must be used.

Lists should be used sparingly to maximise their impact.

Quotation marks
Use single quotation marks except for quotes within another speech, in which case double quotation marks are used.

Quotations that are longer than three lines in length must be in an indented paragraph separate from the main text.

The standard, non-italicised font must be used for all quotes.
It must be clear from the text and/or citation where the quote is sourced. If quoting from material that is under copyright then permission will need to be obtained from the copyright holder.
Acronyms & Abbreviations
With abbreviations, the crucial goal is to ensure that the reader - particularly one who may not be fully familiar with the topic or context being addressed - is able to follow along. Spell out almost all acronyms on first use, indicating the acronym in parentheses immediately thereafter. Use the acronym for all subsequent references.

Research completed by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows ...

A number of abbreviations are so common that they do not require the full text on the first instance. Examples of these can be found here.

Abbreviations should usually be in capital letters without full stops.

Common examples from Latin origin do not follow this rule and should be lower case and can include full stops.

Use of footnotes/endnotes
Use endnotes rather than footnotes (we refer to these as 'Notes' in the online publication). These will appear at the end of the main text, before 'References'.

All notes should be used only where crucial clarifying information needs to be conveyed.

Avoid using notes for purposes of referencing, with in-text citations used instead. If in-text citations cannot be used, a source can be cited as part of a note.

Please insert the endnote marker after the end punctuation.

Data & Symbols

Symbols
Symbols are permitted within the main text and datasets as long as they are commonly in use or have explanatory definition on their first usage.

Hyphenation, em and en dashes
There is no set rule on the use of hyphenation between words, as long as they are consistently used.

Em dashes should be used sparingly. If they are present, they should denote emphasis, change of thought or interruption to the main sentence and can replace commas, parentheses, colons or semicolons.

The president's niece-daughter of his younger brother-caused a media scandal when...

En dashes can be used to replace 'to' when indicating a range. No space should surround the dash.

Numbers
For numbers zero to nine please spell the whole words. Please use figures for numbers 10 or higher.

We are happy for authors to use either words or figures to represent large whole figures (i.e. one million or 1,000,000) as long as the usage is consistent throughout the text.

If the sentence includes a series of numbers then figures must be used in each instance.

Artefacts were found at depths of 5, 9, and 29 cm.

If the number appears as part of a dataset, in conjunction with a symbol or as part of a table then the figure must be used.

This study confirmed that 5% of...

If a sentence starts with a number it must be spelt, or the sentence should be re-written so that it no longer starts with the number.

Fifteen examples were found to exist...

The result showed that 15 examples existed...

Do not use a comma for a decimal place.

Numbers that are less than zero must have '0' precede the decimal point.

Units of measurement
Symbols following a figure to denote a unit of measurement must be taken from the latest SI brochure. See http://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si_brochure_8_en.pdf for the full brochure.

Formula
Formulae must be proofed carefully by the author. Editors will not edit formulae. If special software has been used to create formulae, the way it is laid out is the way they will appear in the publication.

Figures & Tables

Figures
Figures, including graphs and diagrams, must be professionally and clearly presented. If a figure is not easy to understand or does not appear to be of a suitable quality, the editor may ask to re-render or omit it.

All figures must be cited within the main text, in consecutive order using Arabic numerals (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.).

Each figure must have an accompanying descriptive main title. This should clearly and concisely summarise the content and/or use of the figure image. A short additional figure legend is optional to offer a further description.

Figure 1: 1685 map of London.

Figure 1: 1685 map of London. Note the addition of St Paul's Cathedral, absent from earlier maps.

Figure titles and legends should be placed within the text document, either after the paragraph of their first citation, or as a list after the references.

The source of the image should be included, along with any relevant copyright information and a statement of authorisation (if needed).

Figure 1: Firemen try to free workers buried under piles of concrete and metal girders. Photo: Claude-Michel Masson. Reproduced with permission of the photographer.

If your figure file includes text then please present the font as Ariel, Helvetica, or Verdana. This will mean that it matches the typeset text.

NOTE: All figures must be uploaded separately as supplementary files during the submission process, if possible in colour and at a resolution of at least 300dpi. Each file should not be more than 20MB. Standard formats accepted are: JPG, TIFF, GIF, PNG, EPS. For line drawings, please provide the original vector file (e.g. .ai, or .eps).

Tables
Tables must be created using a word processor's table function, not tabbed text.

Tables should be included in the manuscript. The final layout will place the tables as close to their first citation as possible.

All tables must be cited within the main text, and numbered with Arabic numerals in consecutive order (e.g. Table 1, Table 2, etc.).

Each table must have an accompanying descriptive title. This should clearly and concisely summarise the content and/or use of the table. A short additional table legend is optional to offer a further description of the table. The table title and legend should be placed above the table.

Tables should not include:

Rotated text

Colour to denote meaning (it will not display the same on all devices)

Images

Vertical or diagonal lines

Multiple parts (e.g. 'Table 1a' and 'Table 1b'). These should either be merged into one table, or separated into 'Table 1' and 'Table 2'.

NOTE: If there are more columns than can fit on a single page, then the table will be placed horizontally on the page. If it still can't fit horizontally on a page, the table will be broken into two.
References

In-text citations
Every use of information from other sources must be cited in the text so that it is clear that external material has been used.

If the author is already mentioned in the main text then the year should follow the name within parenthesis.

Both Jones (2013) and Brown (2010) showed that ...

If the author name is not mentioned in the main text then the surname and year should be inserted, in parenthesis, after the relevant text. Multiple citations should be separated by semi-colon and follow alphabetical order.

The statistics clearly show this to be untrue (Brown 2010; Jones 2013).

If three or fewer authors are cited from the same citation then all should be listed. If four or more authors are part of the citation then 'et al.' should follow the first author name.

(Jones, Smith & Brown 2008)

(Jones et al. 2008)

If citations are used from the same author and the same year, then a lowercase letter, starting from 'a', should be placed after the year.

(Jones 2013a; Jones 2013b)

If specific pages are being cited then the page number should follow the year, after a colon.

(Brown 2004: 65; Jones 2013: 143)

For publications authored and published by organisations, use the short form of the organisation's name or its acronym in lieu of the full name.

(ICRC 2000) NOT (International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 2000)

Please do not include URLs in parenthetical citations, but rather cite the author or page title and include all details, including the URL, in the reference list.

Numeric in-text citations
Every use of information from other sources must be cited in the text so that it is clear that external material has been used. Each time a reference is being cited it should be represented by sequential numbers held within square brackets, within punctuation. Each citation should be a unique number unless it has been previously cited. In such cases, the original citation number should be presented. The reference list at the end of the publication will reflect this numbered list, with full reference data for each entry.

This is citing an existing source [1].

If citing multiple sources at the same point, separate the citations with a comma.

This is citing multiple existing sources [2,3,4].

Reference list
All citations must be listed at the end of the text file, in alphabetical order of authors' surnames/in numerical order [delete as appropriate].

All reading materials should be included in 'References' - works which have not been cited within the main text, but which the author wishes to share with the reader, must be cited as additional information in endnotes explaining the relevance of the work. This will ensure that all works within the reference list are cited within the text.
NOTE: If multiple works by the same author are being listed, please re-type the author's name out for each entry, rather than using a long dash. NOTE: DOIs should be included for all reference entries, where possible.
Reference format
This journal uses the APA system - see below for examples of how to format:

Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Location: Publisher. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxx
Leaver, B. L., Ehrman, M., & Shekhtman, B. (2005). Achieving success in second language acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511610431

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxx
Jacobs, G. M., & Hall, S. (2002). Implementing cooperative learning. In J. C. Richards & W. A. Renandya (Eds.), Methodology in language teaching: An anthology of current practice (pp. 52-58). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667190.009

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The Graphic Medicine Review (GMR) publishes scholarly works relevant to both the comics medium (aka comic books, graphic novels, manga, bande desinée, etc.) and healthcare, medicine, wellness, patient experience, and public health policy. GMR is an open-access resource primarily produced in English but international in scope and concerns.

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Looking forward to the GM Unconvention. DUKEScomics.com. working with the Alzheimer's West Texas Chapter.

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Looking forward to the GM Unconvention. DUKEScomics.com. working with the Alzheimer's West Texas Chapter.

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Presented by Elvira Carrizal-Dukes, PhD, MFA, on Saturday, August 14 at 4pm ET.

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A collaboration with the Alzheimer's Association West Texas Chapter

Journal Writing and Doodling Workshops

for stress reduction and relaxation.

This is a collaboration with David Andrew Hernandez Interim Executive Director Alzheimer's Association West Texas Chapter, Dr. Sarah Y. Jimenez from UTEP Nursing school, Ronnie Dukes DUKEScomics.com., and Dr. Elvira Carrizal-Dukes from Chicana/o Studies at UTEP.

Mission

Comics for Alzheimer Awareness uses A.W.O.L. characters Cruz Ochoa and her dad Mr. Ochoa.

Journaling or expressive writing is a process by which one writes down their thoughts and feelings. Doodling is drawing or scribbling and involves the creation of a spontaneous image. The activities of journaling and doodling enhance self-exploration and emotional processing, reduce stress and promote relaxation.

Vision

Repetition, Anxiety and Agitation, Confusion and Suspicion, Aggression, and Wandering are common behaviors encountered by caregivers of people with Alzheimer's. The Alzheimer's Association has a 24/7 Helpline number for caregivers: 1-800-272-3900 or visit their website alz.org. It can help to have a dementia-trained professional to talk with when you feel overwhelmed or at a loss for what to try next.

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A collaboration with the Alzheimer's Association West Texas Chapter Journal Writing and Doodling Workshops for stress reduction and relaxation. This is a collaboration with David Andrew Hernandez Interim Executive Director Alzheimer's Association West Texas Chapter, Dr. Sarah Y. Jimenez from UTEP Nursing school, Ronnie Dukes DUKEScomics.com., and Dr. Elvira Carrizal-Dukes from Chicana/o Studies at UTEP.