In Argentina, the mentally ill are using radio as therapy. Radio La Colifata – whose name derives from Argentine slang for “colifa” or “crazy one” – began 15 years ago to help patients communicate with their peers, to carry their voices beyond the hospital walls and to break down public misconceptions and prejudices about the mentally ill.
Launched with taped segments sent to a local station, the four-hour program now goes live every Saturday. It can be heard across the Argentine capital, an area home to 10 million people. Via the Internet, it also heard on more than 30 radio stations in Argentina and elsewhere in Latin America. And stations worldwide can download segments from the station’s Web site. [Thanks, MJ]
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