Info Document Actions Print this David Oaks wrote this brief article about how the late psychiatrist Loren Mosher was a model of an ‘open door allly’ for psychiatric survivors. Madness and the Mental Health System – Psychiatric Survivors and Human Rights Date Published: Mar 21, 2006 12:00 AM Author: David Oaks Source: Alternatives Magazine Issue…
Here is a brief dialogue between a leader of Lane County’s health and human services department, and MindFreedom Lane County, about empowerment guidelines. Background: On 30 January 2010, MindFreedom Lane County e-mailed to Rob Rockstroh, director of Lane County Health and Human Services, asking for feedback about the timeline of events about developing guidelines for…
Info His psychiatrist claimed Glen K. could not function without involuntary electroshock. But after litigation by his attorney and a campaign by MindFreedom in Spring 2012, Glen K. was able to stop his forced electroshock. More than six months later, defying the dire predictions, Glen K. is getting out of the institution and into a…
Info His psychiatrist claimed Glen K. could not function without involuntary electroshock. But after litigation by his attorney and a campaign by MindFreedom in Spring 2012, Glen K. was able to stop his forced electroshock. More than six months later, defying the dire predictions, Glen K. is getting out of the institution and into a…
Info His psychiatrist claimed Glen K. could not function without involuntary electroshock. But after litigation by his attorney and a campaign by MindFreedom in Spring 2012, Glen K. was able to stop his forced electroshock. More than six months later, defying the dire predictions, Glen K. is getting out of the institution and into a…
Info Endorse Creative Maladjustment Week! The Creatively Maladjusted are active on a variety of important societal issues, including: Changing the mental health system • Psychiatric profiling • Racial equality • Religious tolerance • Economic fairness • Peace • Ecological sustainability and energy security • Individual liberty • Transparent and corruption-free government • Community and family values But they are united…
Filed Under: iaacm by David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International • MindFreedom is announcing the First Annual Creative Maladjustment Week. This can help the “mad pride” campaign, and reach the general public. Maybe you saw the announcement about Creative Maladjustment Week on MindFreedom’s home page here: Announcing First Annual Creative Maladjustment Week – 7 July…
Info Filed Under: activism by John Abbe, independent consultant to MindFreedom International. • Theater student Caitlin Belforti wants to incorporate ridiculous things mental health professionals have said into a piece she is writing on psychiatric survivors. Caitlin Belforti is working on a theater piece on the psychiatric survivor community for her thesis in Theater at…
Info In more than a dozen speeches for more than a decade, Martin Luther King said he was proud to be ‘psychologically maladjusted,’ that the salvation of the world lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted, and that the world is in “dire need” of a new organization: The International Association for the Advancement…
Info From July 7 to July 14, 2014, celebrate the First Annual Creative Maladjustment Week! What When Jul 07, 2014 12:00 AM to Jul 14, 2014 12:00 PM Where Everywhere! Contact Name Office Contact Phone 541-345-9106 Attendees All are welcome! Add event to calendar vCal iCal For a one-page PDF flyer of below announcement click…
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