Stop Draconian Anti-Consumer/Survivor Legislation! California, USA A message from Ron Bassman: Dear Psychiatric Survivors, Advocates & Friends, You can help stop a very dangerous pending legislation in California – SB-1338 Bill, on which the State Assembly is scheduled to vote on August 15. If it is passed, it is likely that other states will follow the…
On June 13, 2022, MindFreedom International was very fortunate to be able to sit down with a wonderful delegation from the Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) at our office in Eugene, Oregon, USA. WILD is an amazing project convened by the great folks at Mobility International USA (MIUSA). Delegates from WILD met with…
Two summers ago, I watched as a good friend of mine in North Carolina was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. Though he posed zero risk to himself or others, he was handcuffed, forcibly drugged, and locked in a psychiatric hospital for weeks against his will. I had experienced four involuntary commitments in my life,…
MindFreedom member Jim Flannery recently traveled to San Francisco to capture the reactions of psychiatrists to videos submitted by psychiatric survivors to the 2019 APA Protest campaign. You can see all the survivor statements at ProtestAPA.com.
Dear Friends and Supporters: Our newsletter is back! At the beginning of November, 2018, I became the new executive director of MindFreedom International. As many of you know, David Oaks, the face and unflagging leader of MFI was in a serious accident that required long and difficult rehabilitation efforts. I am happy to say that…
MindFreedom International has hired Ronald Bassman to be its Executive Director. Bassman is a psychiatric survivor and licensed psychologist who lives in Boulder, Colorado. He has been a long-time activist fighting for the rights of persons diagnosed with mental illnesses and for alternatives to the mainstream standard of care in mental health. FOR IMMEDIATE…
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who has provided support to keep MindFreedom’s website as a Beacon for Psychiatric Survivors on the Internet! Dear Friends and Supporters: Thank you for your past support of MindFreedom International’s mission. Whether you are new to us or you have been supporting us since the beginning when David…
On June 24, MindFreedom International hosted a webinar entitled Voice for Choices: Organizing to End Forced Psychiatric Treatment. View more details below including a link for viewing the recording of this webinar below. This webinar was made possible with generous support from the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care (FEMHC) as a part of…
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Info MindFreedom International continued to carry its non-violent revolution in mental health care forward in 2013, with several exciting advocacy VICTORIES and the launch of the a new campaign to challenge hopelessness in mental health care! MindFreedomOCCUPY THE APA Protest May 2012: In thespirit of liberty, MindFreedom took its nonviolent revolution to historicPhiladelphia, PA, USA,…