Shield Alert: Free Jake Howeth from forced Haldol injections under Assertive Community Treatment in Portland, Oregon

Shield Alert for Jake Howeth in Portland, Oregon, USA   Overview Jacob “Jake” Howeth is a thirty-three year old resident of Portland, Oregon who has been living independently in his own apartment for several years under a limited guardianship. Recently he voluntarily admitted himself to Unity Center for Behavioral Health while experiencing an extreme state…

Shield Alert: Free Joan Aufderheide from unlawful incarceration at an all-male forensic ward at Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center

Shield Alert for Joan Aufderheide in Farmington, Missouri, USA   Overview Joan Aufderheide is an elderly person with disabilities and the only woman at a 22-person forensic ward at Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center (SMMHC) in Farmington, Missouri, where she has been forcibly incarcerated for the past two years and counting. Her therapist, licensed psychologist…

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Shield alert: And Steiner forced to endure assault at institution in Boston, MA, USA after reporting patient abuse and transgender discrimination

Update: March 21st, 2024   Latest News   1. Positive developments In response to a series of emails addressed to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) and their Adult Clinical Community Services (ACCS), in which And Steiner (pronouns: it/its) and its many advocates expressed concern about DMH’s plans to forcibly and prematurely discharge And…

Judi’s Room resumes for another year!

Join us for the first Judi’s Room of 2024 Detroit Peer Respite and the Kiva Centers, Different Models with the Same End: Centering People with Lived Experience to Support Individuals in Distress Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 3 PM PST Registration is required. Despite experiencing recent reductions in staff, MindFreedom International will continue to host…

Challenging Abusive Guardianship Systems

– Join us for the last Judi’s Room of 2023 – Challenging the Broken Guardianship System Wednesday, December 6, 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern & Atlantic Standard 6 AM Eastern Australia, 12 PM Hawaii, 7 PM Brazil Standard, 11 PM in Ireland & UK Pre-registration is required.…

Shield alert: Dawn Dziuba indefinitely institutionalized against will for over 9 years in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Update: 10/22/2023 Latest news Dawn continues to receive monthly injections of Abilify against her will. Sean Rapp, her court-appointed guardian and the public administrator of the city of St. Louis, has made no effort to challenge this violation of her rights. Missouri’s Protection and Advocacy for People with Mental Illness (PAIMI) agency has received numerous…

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Jim Gottstein on “Reinventing Mental Health From Current System of Drugging Millions Indefinitely to Giving People Hope through People, Place, and Purpose

— Join us for Judi’s Room — Featuring Special Guest Jim Gottstein* “Reinventing the Mental Health System from a Pipeline Drugging Millions Indefinitely to Giving People Hope Through People, Place, and Purpose” Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 6 AM Eastern Australia, 12 PM Hawaii,…

Join Robert Whitaker, Keris Myrick, Vesper Moore, Clare Cortright to Discuss: C.A.R.E. Courts for Judi’s Room!

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 — Join us for Judi’s Room — Featuring Special Guest Robert Whitaker   Interviewing Our invited panelists   Vesper Moore Keris Myrick Clare Cortright     On the Topic Everyone Is Talking About: “C.A.R.E. COURTS” Wednesday, September 6, 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern…