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Author Archives: Jim Gottstein

Shield Alert: Stop the forced drugging of Jill Kesti in her own home

Front Page, shieldBy Jim GottsteinAugust 2, 20244 Comments

August 2, 2024 Update Jill Kesti, a human rights activist in northern Michigan and founder of the Coalition to Stop Forced Drugging, is likewise facing home invasions by the Copper County Community Mental Health group (CCCMH). It has been a bit difficult to get timely info out about what Jill needs – in part because, fortunately, she was…

Shield Alert: Stop the Forced Drugging of Donna Jeans

Front Page, shieldBy Jim GottsteinJuly 11, 202422 Comments

GOOD NEWS Donna Jeans has found a psychiatrist who will help her taper from Seroquel.  Thanks for your advocacy. Update: Donna Jeans is Still Being Forcibly Drugged Donna is being treated as an outpatient at Humber Primary Care.  She is being forcibly drugged with Quietapaine.  She would like to withdraw from the drug but is…

June 5th Judi’s Room–PAIMI Advisory Councils: Sleeping 800-Pound Gorillas?

Front PageBy Jim GottsteinJune 5, 2024

Event Details • Date: Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 • Time: 6 PM Eastern • Platform: Zoom • Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189   About the Conversation The federal Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act was enacted in the United States to ensure, among other things, that “the rights of individuals with mental illness are…

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Shield Alert: William Mahler Freed from Psychiatric Imprisonment in Massachusetts

Front Page, shieldBy Jim GottsteinApril 28, 202410 Comments

We Won! May 29, 2024. It is a perhaps a stretch to say we won, but William was ordered freed after the hearing at which at least 15 MindFreedom Shield supporters of William attended by Zoom.  Unlike most lawyers in these cases, starkly demonstrated by the ones before William’s, Tamara Barney did a terrific job…

Harmful legislation alert: Oppose Idaho bill allowing 12-year-olds to be electroshocked

Front Page, shieldBy Jim GottsteinMarch 25, 20248 Comments

Update: Revised Bill Passes April 8, 2024.  The amended bill passed both the House and the Senate on April 3rd and the Governor signed it on April 8th.  It is set to go into effect July 1st. Update:  Not Dead Yet? March 28, 2024. There was a series of procedural moves resulting in an amendment…

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