Info A report in USA Today looks at the disability and death linked to the rapidly increasing rate of prescriptions of the super-powerful neuroleptic or “anti-psychotic” psychiatric drugs to US children. For original news article with links to side bars click here. New antipsychotic drugs carry risks for children Updated 5/2/2006 10:09 AM ET By…
Senator Bill Morrisette’s office provides the latest update — as of 5/4/07 — about bills for empowerment and self-determination of Oregon’s mental health consumers and psychaitric survivors. From: Senator Bill Morrisette – D-District 6 S-309, State Capitol Salem, OR 97301 (503) 986-1706 NEWS RELEASE For immediate release, 5/4/07 Two more Morrisette bills pass Oregon Senate…
Info The press reports that the Virginia Medical Examiner’s office has announced they will refuse to release results of Cho’s toxicology and autopsy reports. On 2 May MindFreedom Virginia filed a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia to require the disclosure of this information. MindFreedom Virginia…
Info Today is supposed to be the beginning of “mental health month.” When it comes to the catastrophe at Virginia Tech, let’s not have May become “cover-up month.” 1 May 2007 Statement on Cho and Full Disclosure by David Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International The Roanoke Times in Virginia hasreported that the Virginia Medical Examiner will…
Info The CBS news magazine “60 Minutes” has often run stories from the point of view of the mental health industry without adequately covering the other side of the story. They’re doing it again about the issue of access to guns by people who have been labeled “mentally defective.” On 29 April 2007, “60 Minutes”…
Info Document Actions Print this Just how many chances did we have to avoid Cho’s day of terror? A youth psychiatric survivor speaks out on the issue. A Hundred Billion Chances Date Published: Apr 30, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Martin Rafferty, Youth Outreach Coordinator Source: MindFreedom International A twenty-year-old youth survivor of the mental health…
Info Here are edited quotes from the appearance of David Oaks, Director of MindFreedom International, on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation.” The subject: Calls for more forced psychiatric drugging emerging from the Virginia Tech tragedy. MFI board member Judi Chamberlin is also quoted, as a caller. National Public Radio Talk of the Nation…
A national coalition composed of groups run by mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors issues a statement to the media. WASHINGTON (4/20/07) – The National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations an organization of people with psychiatric histories, asks that everyone learn from the tragic events at Virginia Tech, in which a student was responsible for 33…
Info On 1 April 2007 — April Fools Day — in the city of Pune in India, a mental health center held a major event promoting electroshock. The organizers of the promotion covered up hazards about electroshock and gave false information. MindFreedom has a sponsor group in Pune, Center for Advocacy in Mental Health, a…
Info Steve Miccio, director of a mental health consumer group called “Project to Empower and Organize the Psychiatrically Labeled (PEOPLe)” in New York State that is staffed by people diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities. *A Call to Action* By Steve Miccio, executive director PEOPLe, Inc.; immediate Past President, NYAPRS Whenever there is a tragedy of any…