Updated: Shield Alert: End the harmful forced drugging and 6-year-long psychiatric incarceration of Lisa Espinosa
Please put an end to the harmful forced drugging and 6-year-long psychiatric incarceration of Lisa Espinosa Update – November 24, 2025: The public defender has still not returned Dr. Tasch’s calls. Please call Lisa’s public defender – William Mastrogiovanni – and ask him to communicate with Dr. Tasch so he can move forward with the…
Adam Bruckshaw Shield Alert
HELP FREE ADAM BRUCKSHAW-LOVAINE FROM PSYCHIATRIC INCARCERATION AND FORCED DRUGGING IN ROCHDALE, ENGLAND UPDATE – November 24, 2025: Adam sent the following message today: “Its been a rough ride. I’m surviving. As always, I appreciate your support.” Adam Bruckshaw-Iovaine (formerly known as Adam David Nugent) is currently being psychiatrically detained at Birch Hill Hospital in…
Shield Alert: Free Chris Bertonlino
Update, November 3, 2025: Mr. Bertonlino lost his court hearing. He continues to be psychiatrically confined at Community Bridges, Inc., and forcibly drugged. Please help Mr. Christopher Bertonlino by (1) contacting the key individuals at Community Bridges, Inc., responsible for his psychiatric incarceration and forced drugging and (2) attending his hearing on October 27 at…
Help Alicia Pointon Escape Psychiatric Imprisonment and Forced Drugging in the UK
Help Alicia Pointon Escape Psychiatric Imprisonment and Forced Drugging in the UK Update – November 22, 2025: Alicia is still locked up at Priory Hospital in Norwich, England. She has a hearing coming up which we may be able to attend. We’ll keep you posted. Alicia Pointon is locked up at Priory Hospital in Norwich,…
Shield alert: And Steiner, gender-diverse human rights activist, targeted for patient advocacy at Lemuel Shattuck.
Urgent Update: Whistleblower And Steiner Still in Danger Despite Recent Concessions September 22, 2025: MindFreedom International (MFI) is pleased to report that, in response to our previous Shield Alert update, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital has allowed And Steiner to see a covering provider of their choice and assured that And’s requests are being taken seriously. However,…
Shield Update: Shona Taunton Freed!
SHONA TAUNTON IS FREE, SAFE AT HOME 8/17/25 Shona Taunton has let us know she has been released from the hospital and is safe at home. She attributes her freedom partially to our effort on her behalf and is thankful for our support. Thanks so much to all of you who took the time and…
Shield alert: Dawn Dziuba released after over 10 years in St. Louis, Missouri, USA!
Update: 7/3/2025 About a year ago, Dawn was put on a path to be released, in no small part due to her MindFreedom Shield alert, but she didn’t want us to announce it due to the possibility that her release could be compromised. We are pleased now to announce that she was released on July…
Shield Alert: Free Shannon Callahan
Free Shannon Callahan July 3, 2024 Update Shannon was so grateful for all the support at her hearing. Shannon is so beaten down, traumatized, and exhausted that she just wants all of this to be over. Her court-appointed lawyer took advantage of this and coerced Shannon into agreeing to the commitment. The lawyer told her…
Shield Alert Update: You Stopped David Russell from being forcibly electroshocked
6/15/25. David is in a less-restrictive “halfway house.” 2/21/25. David just let us know he is back at the Intensive Residential Treatment Services facility. He was put on a 72-hour hold for blowing up and saying he was suicidal due to the guardian/conservator situation. 2/19/25. The Account Hearing only lasted for around 5 minutes and…
Ricardo Aurello Sanchez Released from Providence Hospital in Portland Oregon! Thank You For Writing Letters!
For original Shield alert, scroll down to 5/19/25 6/23/25 If you are signed up to receive Shield alerts, you know that Ricardo Sanchez was released unconditionally and allowed to return to his home community in Hermiston, Oregon. Ricardo asks that people no longer send letters and emails to the people but he would like to…