Mary Maddock “Zaps Back” with MFI Initiative on Electroshock and Human Rights

Info Mary Maddock is helping to lead an international campaign to challenge the many human rights violations inherently linked to the practice of electroshock, also known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT. Mary is a shock survivor, author and board member of MindFreedom International. Participants in the Alternatives 2012 conference protest across the street, reaching rush…

Poor And Disabled Children in Kentucky Increasingly Being Prescribed Antipsychotics

Filed Under: kb_psych drugs By Sophie Faught, MFI Communications Coordinator • Antipsychotic prescriptions for kids on Medicaid in Kentucky jumped by 270% in the past decade. A new study released by researcher Michael Childress (of the University of Kentucky) found that antipsychotic prescriptions have increased tremendously for poor and disabled children insured by Medicaid in the…

Celia Brown, psychiatric survivor activist from NYC, in Eugene, Oregon; JACKI MCKINNEY, MSW of Philadelphia is a trauma and psychiatric survivor.

Info Opal Network quarterly gathering will feature free appearance by Celia Brown, president of MindFreedom International. What Lecture When Oct 15, 2012 from 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM Where Eugene Public Library, Oregon Contact Name David Oaks Contact Phone 541-345-9106 Attendees All are welcome to this free event. Add event to calendar vCal iCal To…

DynaPage testing

Info Checking out how this works. Events Human Rights! Know them, demand them, defend them! Teach In – Demonstration – 24 Hour Vigil Published Jun 20, 2008 Esmin Elizabeth Green Vigil “VIGIL TO MOURN THE LOSS OF MS. ESMIN ELIZABETH GREEN AND CONDEMN VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.” MindFreedom International is a co-sponsor and supporter of…