Watch the rest of the Voices for Choices series NARRATION: Mental health treatment has come in many forms throughout history. For most of history, people considered “crazy” were banished, beaten, or kept locked away in cellars and attics. In 17th-century Europe, they were confined in large institutions, not for purposes of treatment, but to remove…
Watch the rest of the Voices for Choices series NARRATION: Voices for Choices is the first of its kind. Courageous individuals speak out about their experience with the mental health system’s use of force and coercion. They share about alternative approaches and healing modalities they have explored and their effective approaches to…
Two summers ago, I watched as a good friend of mine in North Carolina was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. Though he posed zero risk to himself or others, he was handcuffed, forcibly drugged, and locked in a psychiatric hospital for weeks against his will. I had experienced four involuntary commitments in my life,…
MindFreedom member Jim Flannery recently traveled to San Francisco to capture the reactions of psychiatrists to videos submitted by psychiatric survivors to the 2019 APA Protest campaign. You can see all the survivor statements at ProtestAPA.com.
Dear Friends and Supporters: Our newsletter is back! At the beginning of November, 2018, I became the new executive director of MindFreedom International. As many of you know, David Oaks, the face and unflagging leader of MFI was in a serious accident that required long and difficult rehabilitation efforts. I am happy to say that…
MindFreedom International has hired Ronald Bassman to be its Executive Director. Bassman is a psychiatric survivor and licensed psychologist who lives in Boulder, Colorado. He has been a long-time activist fighting for the rights of persons diagnosed with mental illnesses and for alternatives to the mainstream standard of care in mental health. FOR IMMEDIATE…
Since many mental health ‘experts’ are calling for the government to expand forced drugging and shock, our need to organize has never been more important! With generous support from the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care, MindFreedom International is hosting a webinar entitled: “Voices for Choices: Organizing for Alternatives to Forced Psychiatric Treatment”. “Voices…
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who has provided support to keep MindFreedom’s website as a Beacon for Psychiatric Survivors on the Internet! Dear Friends and Supporters: Thank you for your past support of MindFreedom International’s mission. Whether you are new to us or you have been supporting us since the beginning when David…
On June 24, MindFreedom International hosted a webinar entitled Voice for Choices: Organizing to End Forced Psychiatric Treatment. View more details below including a link for viewing the recording of this webinar below. This webinar was made possible with generous support from the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care (FEMHC) as a part of…
If you want to help launch a revolution in the mental health system and you are not sure how to go about it, MindFreedom International (MFI) may have just what you need! MFI is seeking individuals who would like to receive free, one-on-one mentorship to help them be effective activists, win rights, and launch a…