Food kitchens Pet shelters and animal rescues Nature conservation efforts Fundraising for various activities for low-income kids, like camp Zoos, museums, and aquariums Schools and local libraries (these days, even they need as much help as they can get) Visitation of patients in hospitals ...
Some, like insulin coma and lobotomy, often caused irreparable harm. The impulse behind these therapies — to do something, anything — resonated with me during my intern year, treating patients with severe mental illness in the inpatient unit....