Info Why protest the American Psychiatric Association (APA)? Psychiatric rights activists Susan Rogers (photo on right) and Frank Blankenship reported about the protest in Philadelphia of the APA Annual Meeting. “Why – or why not – protest the APA?” Host: Celia Brown. Above: Susan Rogers helped organize the protest of the American Psychiatric Association Annual…
Info How can the psychiatric survivor and disability movements work together? What about the proposed UN disability treaty in the US Senate? Guests David Morrissey, Celia Brown and Krista Erickson, with host David Oaks, are all advocates in these movements. Above: David Morrissey is a leader in the disability movement, and director of USICD in…
Info SEASON PREMIERE: Psychiatric survivor guests author PARIS WILLIAMS and activist CORINNA WEST with new host SOPHIE FAUGHT (photo on right). Topic is PARADIGM SHIFT: “How can we spread the hopeful news about the reality of recovery in mental health?” This was another successful show, aired live Saturday, 8 September 2012, at 2 PM ET,…
Info LIVE from Alternatives Conference 2012 in Portland Oregon on Saturday, October 13 (2pm ET, 11am PT)Join the conversation: “What Should Be the Future of Mental Health Systems Change?” LIVE from the Alternatives 2012 Conference in Portland, OR! On Saturday, 13 October 2012, at 2 pm ET/11 am PT MindFreedom International presents: ALTERNATIVE MENTAL HEALTH…
Info May 2013…Join MindFreedom host, SOPHIE FAUGHT and activist filmmaker, LISE ZUMWALT to talk about forced drugging and her first feature film, “That’s Crazy,” which documents one man’s decision to take his treatment into his own hands, defying a commitment order and an order to treat while searching for recovery.LIVE on Saturday, May 11th, at…
Info LAST SHOW OF 2012! Join guest host SOPHIE FAUGHT and veteran clinician, Mad In America blogger and activist MICHAEL CORNWALL to talk about madness: “If madness isn’t what psychiatry says it is, then what is it?” LIVE on Saturday, 8 December 2012, at 2 pm ET, 11 am PT; we’ll be taking your calls…
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Info While more and more NAMI members support MindFreedom’s mission, a few NAMI leaders have worked over the decades to oppose campaigns for human rights and alternatives in mental health. One reason they may be creating this divisiveness in the mental health advocacy community is a bias toward a narrow “medical approach” that promotes a…
Info NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness This is a folder regarding “NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness,” a USA-based nonprofit founded by parents of individuals in the mental health system. While some NAMI members support the mission of MindFreedom and are members, some of the leaders of NAMI have worked to oppose many of…
Some news about electroshock, and other similar devices. A mental health industry publication reports on several ‘brain stimulation’ devices that are being introduced or already introduced. Watch out! A few bits of news about the electroshock device, and it’s “cousin,” which are sci-fi type devices designed to ‘stimulate’ the brain. These are not like some…
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