Info USA News The Huffington Post Carries Attack on Alternatives 2010 Mental Health Conference Live from Alternatives 2010 in Anaheim, California: MindFreedom director David Oaks says more than 1,000 mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors have registered, and there’s lots of great news. But rather than cover this news, The Huffington Post is once more…
Info USA News Bill would challenge psychiatric abuse of youth in residential treatment Bazelon Center has issued an alert about a bill in the USA congress to do something about human rights abuses rampant in residential programs for teens diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities. Bazelon Center is a Sponsor Group in MindFreedom International. Read More… Congressional…
Info USA News Forced Outpatient Psychiatric Drugging *STOPPED* in New Mexico… So Far! Finally, Something to Celebrate! New Mexico’s Senate adjourned without passing an involuntary outpatient commitment law. Read More… More media articles about fraud in psychiatric drug ads Wall St. Journal, United Press International, WebMD and Time Magazine Pacific all cover the story that…
Info MindFreedom Ireland representative John McCarthy inside the United Nations meeting on disability and human rights. (Photo by Tom Olin.) Click to view full-size image… — Size: 31.2 kB Document Actions Print this
MINDFREEDOM NEWS RELEASE: 25 September 2003 A coalition of 100 advocacy groups working in the mental health field is condemning experiments with psychiatric drug implants. The Executive Director for MindFreedom Support Coalition International said, “These psychiatric drug implant devices currently in development are inherently coercive. They violate core principles of self-determination, empowerment and human rights.…
Info Psychiatric Drug Implants University of Pennsylvania researchers are experimenting on an implantable disk under the skin that would time-release powerful neuroleptic psychiatric drugs for up to one year. Controversial Implant Sparks ‘Town Hall’ This brief Newsday article sums up a few of the ethical issues emerging from the experimental new technology of psychiatric drug…
This brief Newsday article sums up a few of the ethical issues emerging from the experimental new technology of psychiatric drug time-released implants. Controversial Implant Sparks ‘Town Hall’ Date Published: Oct 14, 2003 03:00 AM Author: Jamie Talan, Staff Writer Source: Newsday Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania are developing a controversial implant designed to deliver small…
Info Normality Screening Learn about these fun and educational direct actions and how you can do one in your own community! How to do a fun “Normality Screening”…and educate people about human rights at the same time! Several MindFreedom members introduced a “Normality Screening” guerilla theater event at the 2005 Oregon Country Fair that you…
Info Several MindFreedom members introduced a “Normality Screening” guerilla theater event at the 2005 Oregon Country Fair that you can easily do. A friendly Clown Troupe in the international network of Patch Adams clowns based in Florence, Italy taught MindFreedom International members to do this. Patch is a longtime MindFreedom leader through the sponsor group…
Info THE 2004 FIRST ANNUAL DISABILITY PRIDE PARADE Chicago, USA Where human beings existnaturally there are people with disabilities. But unfortunately, thepeople with disabilities are the most marginalized segment of society.Weather it is a developed world or underdeveloped countries, the peoplewith disabilities are the second-class citizens. The exclusion andmarginalization of the people with disabilities are…