Wild Indians
Info Native Perspectives on the Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indiansby Pemina Yellow Bird wild-indians.pdf — PDF document, 791Kb Document Actions Print this
Racism
Info Racism Wild Indians Native Perspectives on the Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indiansby Pemina Yellow Bird In Our Own Voice African-American Stories of Oppression, Survival and Recovery in Mental Health Systemsby Vanessa Jackson Document Actions Print this
Oryx Cohen
Info Oryx began the MindFreedom personal stories project as an intern at the MindFreedom office in Oregon. He now live in Massachusetts. (Photo: Tom Olin) Click to view full-size image… — Size: 27.8 kB Document Actions Print this Previous: Joe S Baletta Next: Janet Foner
Why I Am Raising Funds for MindFreedom International
Info Al Galves, PhD is on the board of directors of MindFreedom International. BY AL GALVES, CHAIR, MFI DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE I’m raising funds for MindFreedom because the work we are doing is very important: Individuals labeled with psychiatric disabilities are often hurt and not helped. Vast sums of money are spent on treatment that doesn’t…
Why I Am Raising Funds for MindFreedom International
Info Al Galves, PhD is on the board of directors of MindFreedom International. BY AL GALVES, CHAIR, MFI DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE I’m raising funds for MindFreedom because the work we are doing is very important: Individuals labeled with psychiatric disabilities are often hurt and not helped. Vast sums of money are spent on treatment that doesn’t…
Anti-depressants: prescription to suicide
t Actions Print this This is an article critical of “anti-depressant” psychiatric drugs from a publication in Vancouver, Canada called Common Ground. Anti-depressants: prescription to suicide Date Published: Jul 01, 2006 03:00 AM Author: Angela Bischoff Source: Common Ground, Vancouver, Canada I’m a suicide survivor. My soulmate of 17 years, Tooker Gomberg, committed suicide March 3, 2004.…
Mental health system due for radical reform
Info Document Actions Print this A guest column by dissdent mental health worker and MindFreedom Lane County activist Ron Unger says that a range of real choices in mental health care is crucial for for recovery. Mental health system due for radical reform Date Published: Oct 12, 2006 03:00 AM Author: Ron Unger Source: Register-Guard,…
Candlelight vigil remembers Jim Chasse, Jr.
Info James P. Chasse, Jr. was a resident of Portland, Oregon, USA diagnosed schizophrenic who died in police custody. Psychiatric survivors and mental health consumers marched from the Alternatives 2006 conference to a memorial on 27 October 2006. Participants in Alternatives 2006 prepare to march to Jim Chasse memorial. (Photo: MindFreedom) James P. Chasse, Jr.…
USA News
MFI Conference/Retreat The 2007 conference/retreat is over. But you can read about it here. This is information for pre-registered participants in the Creative Revolution in Healing conference/retreat 12 to 15 July 2007. Pre-registration was required and capacity for the conference was reached more than two months before the event. Read More… New Network for Mental…
Tom Wittick
Info Thomas E. Wittick is an MFI member who named one of the first psychiatric rights movement activist groups in this era in the USA. Tom chose the name “Insane Liberation Front” for the influential group that began in Portland, Oregon, USA in 1970, and he organized along side the infamous Howie T. Harp. Tom…