MDRI Wins International Human Rights Award

Info The 2007 Thomas J. Dodd Prize hfor International Justice and Human Rights has been given to Mental Disability Rights International, a sponsor group of MindFreedom International. Here is MDRI’s news release.   Eric Rosenthal is an attorney who directs MDRI.   Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) Named Winner of the Thomas J. Dodd Prize…

Mental Disability Rights International

Info Mental Disability Rights International MDRI, a sponsor group of MFI, works for human rights of people all over the world who are have a “mental disability” diagnosis.   MDRI Wins International Human Rights Award The 2007 Thomas J. Dodd Prize hfor International Justice and Human Rights has been given to Mental Disability Rights International,…

Washington Post: “Va. Studies Directives Giving the Mentally Ill A Say in Their Care”

Info Document Actions Print this This Washington Post article about psychiatric advance directives quotes long-time mental health consumer advocate and MindFreedom member Yvonne Smith. Disclaimer: The article does not necessarily reflect MindFreedom position. Washington Post: “Va. Studies Directives Giving the Mentally Ill A Say in Their Care” Date Published: Sep 10, 2007 01:00 AM Author:…

Psychiatric Advance Directives

Info Psychiatric Advance Directives “Advance directives” on mental health topics can sometimes help prevent forced psychiatric treatment, but too often the psychiatric industry is allowed to override these documents. Washington Post: “Va. Studies Directives Giving the Mentally Ill A Say in Their Care” This Washington Post article about psychiatric advance directives quotes long-time mental health…

In Memoriam

Info In Memoriam Thomas Szasz, MD, dissident psychiatrist, died at age 92 Thomas Szasz was an author, psychiatrist, academic and significant critic of his own mental health profession. He has died at the age of 92. Lynne Salvi Remembered Lynne Salvi arrived at the MindFreedom office in the Summer of 2011, and attended quite a…

MindFreedom Responds to a Call for “More Money” for Mental Health in Poor & Developing Countries

Info Media are widely covering a news story about global mental health. Lancet, the widely-respected medical publication, published a study calling for more money for mental health services in poor developing countries. World Health Organization promptly put out an endorsement of this call for more money. But MindFreedom asks, “more money for what”? MindFreedom Ghana…