The most important changes are in the accessibility of information regarding the truth about psychiatric drugs, and the ability for survivors of electroshock who have been grievously harmed to have their voices heard in FDA hearings. Respite programs like Soteria Alaska provide healing environments where people are encouraged and empowered to take control of their lives, make their own decisions on whether or not to take medications, and find hope again; the necessary ingredient required to break out of the mental health system, which encourages disability.