Yesterday, on 11 October 2007, a MindFreedom International expert “Normality Screening Team” visited outside the American Psychiatric Association headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The results: No normality found. For me a normality screening like this is 50 percent effective public education, as delighted people participated. They were glad to hear they were ‘normality free’ and accepted…
Info Frank Blankenship (chair of MindFreedom Affiliate Support Committee), physician Larry Plumlee (MindFreedom DC), psychologist Al Galves on MindFreedom board, and David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 2.0 MB Document Actions Print this
You can take this free and easy self-test for normality wherever you are. It’s one more step to screening the whole world for normality. Screen the World for Normality! Thursday, 11 October 2007 Screen Yourself for Normality! by David W. Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International WASHINGTON, D.C.: Today has been declared “Mental Health Screening Day” by…
The mental health industry has named today Mental Health Screening Day. MindFreedom launched a campaign to Screen the World for Normality. Will we find it? WASHINGTON, DC: I’m typing this from the motel we are staying at here in our nation’s Capitol. So far, no signs of normality. In a few hours, our crew of MindFreedom…
Info 28 March 2007 – Guest John McCarthy is a psychiatric survivor, a poet, and an activist who helped found MindFreedom Ireland. 600109.oaks032807.mp3 — MP3 audio, 11988Kb Document Actions Print this
Info Alison Hymes describes a battle for human rights in the mental health system in Virginia that she says could impact other states. Alison Hymes describes herself as a “Token” Member of the Commitment Taskforce of the Chief Justice’s Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Citizens With…
Info MindFreedom Virginia Fight for Human Rights in Virginian Mental Health System Alison Hymes describes a battle for human rights in the mental health system in Virginia that she says could impact other states. Statewide Organization of Consumers in Virginia Introducing VOCAL. Explaining MindFreedom Virginia’s relationship to this organization. An announcement of the completion of…
Info Apparently in response to the state-wide outrage following MindFreedom human rights alerts about two individuals slated for forced electroshock, NY State has issued new “guidelines” about use of involuntary electroshock over the wishes of the subject. MindFreedom’s response: No Means No. MindFreedom Update New York State Issues New “Guidelines” on Electroshock Guidelines…
Info When the World Psychiatric Association held a special international meeting on the subject of coercion in psychiatry, MindFreedom united with several other organizations of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors to negotiate inclusion in the conference, and create a dialogue. The results were video taped and are now online. [update May 2008] Dorothea Buck…
Info On the CBS television show “60 Minutes” on 30 September 2007, Katie Couric looks into the death of four-year-old Rebecca Riley who was given multiple psychiatric drugs after being diagnosed “bipolar.” The parents were charged with murder. Four-year-old Rebecca Riley whose death investigated by 60 Minutes. An online debate began on the CBS web…