Alternatives 2012 Conference

Info Each year the US government funds a conference for about one thousand Americans who are mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, many of whom are working with peer-run services. [Updated 6 September with website and Facebook links.] What Conference When Oct 10, 2012 06:00 PM to Oct 14, 2012 12:00 PM Where Portland, Oregon,…

After Tucson: Mainstream Media Pushes Forced Psychiatric Drugging, Ignores Consumer/Survivor Perspective

Since the Tucson catastrophe, the mass media have largely been ignoring the perspective of groups run by mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, despite many news articles and opinion pieces discussing mental health. Meanwhile, these same media have quoted extremist E. Fuller Torrey and supporters of his group Treatment Advocacy Center, the main organization promoting…

Geetha Rathnamala, psychiatric survivor

Info Geetha says, “I am an Indian-American psychiatric survivor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I am proud to be a MFI member because I believe in the power of individuals working together to bring about a better world in which uniqueness, fundamental human rights, and different states of consciousness are treasured.” MindFreedom launched a MindFreedom Shield campaign…

E. Fuller Torrey: One of main opponents of human rights of mental health consumers & psychiatric survivors

Info One of the main crusaders to make it easier to forcibly administer psychiatric drugs to mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors — including in their own homes — is psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey, and his extremist organization Treatment Advocacy Center. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 79.7 kB Document Actions Print this