This is the public list of Sponsors and Affiliates that form a “Support Coalition” for MindFreedom International. A SPONSOR is an already-existing organization that has joined the coalition. An AFFILIATE has requested or is in the process of requesting to use the MindFreedom name in organizing (e.g., MindFreedom Ireland). [Updated 30 Nov 2012]
Sponsors and Affiliates support the mission, goals and guidelines of MFI. Each has a Liaison on the MindFreedom Support Coalition International Advisory Council (IAC), which provides suggestions to the MFI Board about strategy and campaigns.
The below public directory of MFI Sponsors & Affiliates is updated regularly, but may have inaccuracies. If your group is not yet listed, or you spot an error, contact MFI at office(at)MindFreedom(dot)org.
INTERNATIONAL: MFI Sponsors and Affiliates Based Outside the USA
(Grouped by nation in alpha order. USA list at bottom.)
AUSTRALIA
| MINDFREEDOM BRISBANE | BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND | Daniel Flintham: brisbane(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| MINDFREEDOM MELBOURNE | MELBOURNE, VICTORIA | “Jim” Dimitri Maniotis: melbourne(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
BRAZIL
| Antonio Galvao | SAO PAULO | brazil(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
CANADA
(grouped by Province)
| Emma Heath-Engel | Calgary, Alberta | mindfreedomcalgary(at)yahoo.com | affiliate level 1 |
| Bryhre Cormack | Nelson, BC | nelsonbc(at)mindfreedom.org | affiliate level 1 |
| West Coast Mental Health Network Society | Vancouver, BC | Adrianne Fitch: office(at)wcmhn.org | sponsor |
| Preventative Whole Health Network Collective | Vancouver, BC | Szinman(at)aol(dot)com | sponsor |
| Gölök Zoltán Buday | Vancouver, BC | info(at)mindfreedomvanbc.com | affiliate level 1 |
| Francesca Allan | Victoria, BC | victoria(at)mindfreedom.org | affiliate level 1 |
| Kathy TAPLEY-MILTON | Sackville, New Brunswick | katapley(at)hotmail.com | affiliate level 1 |
| International Campaign to Ban Electroshock | Ottowa, Ontario | Sue Clark: 2005.sueclark(at)gmail.com | sponsor |
| Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault | Toronto, Ontario | santa-cruz(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | sponsor |
| MindFreedom Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | toronto(at)mindfreedom.org | affiliate level 1 |
| The Friendly Spike Theatre Band | Toronto, Ontario | toronto(at)mindfreedom.org | sponsor |
| Les Groupes Rigionaux De Defense Des Droits En Sante Mentale | Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec | raiddat(at)cablevision.qc.ca | sponsor |
DENMARK
| World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry | ODENSE | admin(at)wnusp(dot)org | sponsor |
FRANCE
| ASSOCIATION STOP ABUS-PSY | PARIS | alainwache(at)hotmail(dot)com | sponsor |
GERMANY
| YAEL ELYA Institut | Bochum | alainwache(at)hotmail(dot)com | sponsor |
| MindFreedom Germany | BONN | germany(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| GRUPPE AUFBRUCH | COLOGNE | RP5858(at)aol(dot)com | sponsor |
GHANA
| MINDFREEDOM GHANA | ACCRA | mindfreedomghana(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk | affiliate level 3 |
INDIA
| CENTER FOR ADVOCACY IN MENTAL HEALTH | PUNE, MAHARASHTRA | info(at)camhindia(dot)org | sponsor |
| MindFreedom PUNE | PUNE | reshval(at)hotmail(.)com | affiliate level 1 |
IRELAND
| MindFreedom Ireland | CORK | marymaddock(at)hotmail(dot)com | affiliate level 2 |
JAPAN
| Tsuyoshi MATSUO | OSAKA | japan(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
NETHERLANDS
| ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL AND THERAPEUTIC SELF-DETERMINATION | AMSTELVEEN | info(at)MeTZelf.nl | sponsor |
NEW ZEALAND
| Patients Rights Advocacy Waikato Inc. | HAMILTON | margaretj(at)kol.co.nz | sponsor |
NORWAY
| WE SHALL OVERCOME | OSLO | post(at)wso(dot)no | sponsor |
SWEDEN
| MINDFREEDOM SWEDEN | MALMO | sweden(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
| MINDFREEDOM MANCHESTER | MANCHESTER | Amanda Jeffrey: buddhalandart(at)hotmail(dot)co(dot)uk | affiliate level 1 |
| MINDFREEDOM NOTTINGHAM | NOTTINGHAM | Penny Arnold: nottingham(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| UKAN: The UK Advocacy Network | SHEFFIELD | tezbeulah(at)aol(dot)com | sponsor |
United States of America:
MFI Sponsors and Affiliates Based Inside USA
(grouped by State alphabetically.)
ALASKA
| MINDFREEDOM ALASKA | alaska(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 | |
| PsychRights | ANCHORAGE | sponsor |
ARKANSAS
| Linda Womack | CONWAY | arkansas(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| PsychRights | ANCHORAGE | sponsor |
ALABAMA
| National Association for Rights Protection & Advocacy (NARPA) | Tuscaloosa | narpa(at)aol(dot)com | sponsor |
| PsychRights | ANCHORAGE | sponsor |
ARIZONA
| Alternatives To Meds Center | SEDONA | steve(at)alternativetomeds(dot)com | sponsor |
| MINDFREEDOM ARIZONA | Socorro Luna | arizona(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
CALIFORNIA
| Women Prisoners Convicted by Drugging | CORONA | steve(at)alternativetomeds(dot)com | sponsor |
| MINDFREEDOM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | SANTA MONICA | socal@mindfreedom.org | affiliate level 1 |
| SEQUOIA PSYCHOTHERAPY CENTER | FRESNO | dgraves313(at)yahoo(dot)com | sponsor |
| Coalition for Alternatives in Mental Health | BERKELEY | Szinman(at)aol(dot)com | sponsor |
| Psychiatric Inmates’ Rights Collective | CAPITOLA | sponsor | |
| INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCE CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO | Jessie(at)ilrcsf(dot)org, Herb(at)ilrcsf(dot)org | sponsor |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY NETWORK OF MH CLIENTS | BERKELEY | acnetmhc(at)aol(dot)com | sponsor |
| Richard Jeremy Needham | Humboldt County | humboldt(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| MINDFREEDOM SANTA CRUZ | SANTA CRUZ | santa-cruz(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| INSIGHT CENTER | WALNUT CREEK | drkern(at)insightcenter(dot)net | sponsor |
COLORADO
| MINDFREEDOM COLORADO | DENVER | Amy Smith: colorado(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 2 |
| Mary Elizabeth Van Pelt | ALAMOSA | alamosa(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
CONNECTICUT
| Elizabeth RICHTER | CANTON | earichter(at)aol(dot)com | affiliate level 1 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Washington, DC)
| DISABILITY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON | info(at)disabilityrightsintl(dot)org | sponsor |
| BAZELON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW | WASHINGTON | michaela(at)bazelon(dot)org | sponsor |
| The Recovery Group | WASHINGTON | yzsmith(at)yahoo(dot)com | sponsor |
FLORIDA
| MINDFREEDOM FLORIDA | GAINESVILLE | nfla(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 3 |
GEORGIA
| Jayme Lynch | ATLANTA | jayme333(at)bellsouth(dot)net | affiliate level 1 |
HAWAII
| MINDFREEDOM HAWAII | Maura McCormick: hawaii(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
ILLINOIS
| DREAM (Disability Rights, Education, Activism and Mentoring) | CHICAGO | Nev Jones: nev(dot)inbox(at)gmail(dot)com | sponsor |
| MINDFREEDOM ILLINOIS | MUNDELEIN | Krista Erickson: illinois(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| HEARTLAND ALLIANCE | CHICAGO | tsmith6(at)luc.edu | affiliate level 1 |
INDIANA
| INTAR (International Network Toward Alternatives and Recovery) | FORT WAYNE | sponsor |
IOWA
| Louis Kayser | CRESTON | iowa(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
KANSAS
| DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER | PARSONS | crippower(at)aol(dot)com | sponsor |
| WELLNESS WORDWORKS | Kansas City | Corinna West: corinnawest816(at)gmail(dot)com | sponsor |
| Topeka Independent Living Resource Center | Topeka | tilrc(at)tilrc(dot)org | sponsor |
MASSACHUSETTS
| Lawrence Organizing Voices for Empowerment | LAWRENCE | sponsor | |
| FREEDOM CENTER | NORTHAMPTON | freedomcenterinfo(at)gmail(dot)com | sponsor |
| MINDFREEDOM MASSACHUSETTS | Devon Fowler: ma(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 | |
| Coalition for Alternatives in Mental Health | BERKELEY | Szinman(at)aol(dot)com | sponsor |
| Psychiatric Inmates’ Rights Collective | CAPITOLA | sponsor | |
| RELATIVES AND ALLIES OF PSYCHIATRIC SURVIVORS (RAPS) | Lunenburg | lindaraps97(at)yahoo(dot)com | sponsor |
MAINE
| MINDFREEDOM MAINE | Lydia Richard: maine(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
MINNESOTA
| MINDFREEDOM DULUTH | Duluth | Sandi Johnson: MindFreedomDuluth(at)gmail(dot)com | affiliate level 1 |
| MINDFREEDOM TWIN CITIES | MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL | John Charles Wilson: twincitiesmn(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| WELL MIND ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA | RICHFIELD | wellmindmn(at)earthlink(dot)net | sponsor |
NORTH CAROLINA
| Metamorphosis Club | DURHAM | Douglas Register: regis_00(at)rocketmail(dot)com | affiliate level 1 |
| Joan Mackenzie | ASHEVILLE | joanmack(at)bellsouth(dot)net | affiliate level 1 |
| Gerald Moss Bliss | ASHEVILLE | zaivalananda(at)yahoo(dot)com | affiliate level 1 |
NEVADA
| MindFreedom Nevada | RENO | spirithelpersreno(at)webtv(dot)net, rightonbob(at)webtv(dot)net | affiliate level 1 |
| MINDFREEDOM NEVADA | RENO | djhammom(at)peoplepc(dot)com | affiliate level 1 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
| MINDFREEDOM NEW HAMPSHIRE | nh(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
NEW JERSEY
| MINDFREEDOM NEW JERSEY | Princeton | Susan Schechter: nj(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
NEW YORK STATE
| THE EMPOWERMENT CENTER | MOUNT VERNON | jjrye(at)theempowermentcenter(dot)org | sponsor |
| THE ICARUS PROJECT | info(at)theicarusproject(dot)net | sponsor | |
| International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP) | Devon Fowler: ma(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | sponsor | |
| Mental Patients Liberation Alliance | UTICA | sponsor | |
| Marian Merlino | FREDONIA | silverfoxmjm(at)yahoo(dot)com | sponsor |
| MINDFREEDOM NEW YORK CITY | BRONX (NYC) | Harry Bentivegna Lichtenstein: nyc(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| Natural Psychotherapy International | eriss(at)npsy(dot)com, eriss(at)naturalpsychotherapy.info | sponsor | |
| Opal Project | ALBANY | Lauren J. Tenney: lauren(at)theopalproject(dot)org | sponsor |
| Rick Hill | NEW YORK CITY | fhill002(at)student(dot)monroecc(dot)edu | affiliate level 1 |
OKLAHOMA
| MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES OF TULSA | PAWNEE | sponsor |
OREGON
| Lane Independent Living Alliance | EUGENE | sponsor | |
| Trauma Healing Project | EUGENE | sponsor | |
| MindFreedom Lane County | EUGENE | Ron Unger: lane(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 2 |
| MINDFREEDOM OREGON | EUGENE | oregon(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| Mental Health America of Oregon/PeerLink | PORTLAND | Ron Unger: lane(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | sponsor |
| Empowerment Initiatives, Inc. | PORTLAND | sponsor | |
| Rethinking Psychiatry | PORTLAND | RethinkingPsychiatry@gmail.com | sponsor |
PENNSYLVANIA
| Artists For Recovery | Philadelphia | sponsor | |
| Fruit & Nut Bar | PHILADELPHIA | madpride1988(at)yahoo(dot)com | sponsor |
| MINDFREEDOM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA | LANCASTER | Sonia Weaver: east-pa(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
TEXAS
| Texans for Safe Education | AUSTIN | wildcolt(at)austin.rr(dot)com | sponsor |
| Jean Clark | DALLAS | dallas(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| MINDFREEDOM TEXAS | AUSTIN | texas(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
VIRGINIA
| Chemical Sensitivity Disorder Association | Alexandria | laplumlee(at)pol(dot)net | sponsor |
VERMONT
| Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery | Brattleboro | info(at)copelandcenter(dot)com | sponsor |
| WRAP and Recovery Books | W. Dummerston | info(at)mentalhealthrecovery(dot)com | sponsor |
WASHINGTON STATE
| Cindy Olejar | Seattle | seattle(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| David PURSGLOVE | Bellingham | bellingham(at)mindfreedom(dot)org | affiliate level 1 |
| MINDFREEDOM WASHINGTON STATE | TACOMA | Michael Haan: michaelhaan(at)msn(dot)com | affiliate level 1 |
| Mental Health Rights Yes and The Village Vision | VANCOUVER | cindipacha(at)gmail(dot)com | sponsor |
WEST VIRGINIA
| Gesundheit Institute | HILLSBORO | Patch Adams | sponsor |