Filed Under: Conference MindFreedom director David Oaks wonders, “How do we build social change when resources are few, and yet the mental health system is so profitable?” A few days ago I returned from MindFreedom’s amazing and wonderful conference/retreat dedicated to promoting humane and creative alternatives to the conventional mental health system. Given our low…
Info You can speak out at four (4) public hearings in the next two weeks in New York State to oppose their practice of giving forced, involuntary electroshock over the expressed wishes of the subject! Say No! New York State government is aggressively pursuing forced electroshock of its citizens. MindFreedom New York Alert…
Info This is a “PowerPoint” file of slides you may download about mortality and morbidity of people in the mental health system. The PowerPoint show was created by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) in 2006. mental-health-morbidity-mortality.ppt — Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, 1865Kb Document Actions Print this
Info Martin Luther King, Jr. called for an “International Association for Advancement of Creative Maladjustment” more than 10 times in his speeches and writing. What Time Magazine dismissed as a “half joke,” Mad Pride has made into a reality! The IAACM was launched at a retreat at Wisdom House. 13 JULY 2007: MindFreedom and Mad…
Info On 1 September 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made a very special speech. For 12 years Martin Luther King, Jr. said he was proud of being psychologically “maladjusted.” More than 10 times he called for the creation of an “International Association for Advancement of Creative Maladjustment.” It is time to make…
Info On 1 September 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made a very special speech. For 12 years Martin Luther King, Jr. said he was proud of being psychologically “maladjusted.” More than 10 times he called for the creation of an “International Association for Advancement of Creative Maladjustment.” It is time to make…
A new alliance called the “Opal Network” has been launched in Lane County, Oregon to support the voice, empowerment and self-determination of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. All agencies involved with mental health, along with all interested mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, are invited to this second meeting. what Meeting when Jul 31,…
Info Opal launch Info about the launch of Opal network in May 2007. New Network for Mental Health Empowerment in Lane County Launched A new alliance called the “Opal Network” is beginning in Lane County, Oregon to support the voice, empowerment and self-determination of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. All agencies involved with mental…
Info PRAWI-New Zealand PRAWI is a sponsor group of MindFreedom International in New Zealand led by Anna de Jonge. PRAWI stands for Patients’ Rights Advocacy Waikato Incorporated. Former mental health patients to sue A New Zealand newspaper, The Press, covers the mass lawsuit by hundreds of psychiatric survivors against the New Zealand government. New Zealand…
Info 28 August 2007 update: The attorneys for “Simone D.” announced today that her planned forced electroshock in a New York State psychiatric institution has been halted because of a new court ruling they won this morning! MindFreedom had issued a human rights alert to say “no” to Simone D.’s forced electroshock. Next step: End…