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NARPA 2006 Annual Conference
25th anniversary of this legal advocacy conference about human rights of people labeled with mental disabilities by National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy. what when Nov 15, 2006 09:00 AM to Nov 15, 2010 03:00 PM where Baltimore, Mayland, USA contact phone 205-464-0101 add event to calendar vCal iCal National Association for Rights Protection and…
“Undue influence of pharmaceutical industry” opposed by USA mental health consumer/psychiatric survivor leaders.
Info Key national mental health consumer/psychiatric survivor leaders at a national USA federal meeting on mental health consumer and psychiatric survivor inclusion issued a statement of “alarm” about the “undue influence of the psychiatric pharmaceutical industry,” and the “urgent necessity for more non-drug alternatives in mental health care.” Speaking for themselves as individuals, and not…
“Undue influence of pharmaceutical industry” opposed by USA mental health consumer/psychiatric survivor leaders.
Info Key national mental health consumer/psychiatric survivor leaders at a national USA federal meeting on mental health consumer and psychiatric survivor inclusion issued a statement of “alarm” about the “undue influence of the psychiatric pharmaceutical industry,” and the “urgent necessity for more non-drug alternatives in mental health care.” Speaking for themselves as individuals, and not…
Mad Pride events
Info You’ve heard of gay pride… black pride… Here’s a pride that 100 percent of humanity can unite about: Mad Pride! All of us are different, no one has a grip on reality, and we’re all on the edge. So celebrate! Here are a few of the successful Mad Pride events that were registered with…
MindFreedom Office Contact Information
Info MindFreedom Office Contact Information Please understand that due to the large volume of comments resource limits, MFI may not be able to respond to each comment individually. While all comments are considered, please mention if you are an MFI Member. Thanks. BELOW this form please find other ways to reach MindFreedom International including postal…
MindFreedom Office Contact Information
Info MindFreedom Office Contact Information Please understand that due to the large volume of comments resource limits, MFI may not be able to respond to each comment individually. While all comments are considered, please mention if you are an MFI Member. Thanks. BELOW this form please find other ways to reach MindFreedom International including postal…
MindFreedom Directory of Alternatives – One Year Later
Info One year later, the MindFreedom International free online directory of mental health alternatives is growing. Matthew Morrissey, MFI board member, explains how you can help promote self-directed, safe, and humane healing approaches in mental health. Matthew Morrissey is an MFI board member on the MFI Campaign Committee for Mental Health Choice. MindFreedom International News…
Psychiatrist Alan Stone Complains About Term “Psychiatric Torture”
The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Massachusetts uses pain to try to change behavior of young people in Massachusetts diagnosed with mental disabilities. Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) investigated, and told the UN it’s “torture.” ABC-TV reports that a UN representative agreed it’s “torture.” MindFreedom International called it “psychiatric torture.” But psychiatrist and Harvard law…
Mental disorders – diagnoses or discriminating?
Info Document Actions Print this The Torch is the newspaper for Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, USA. After student columnist Haydenn Harper was widely criticized for his language in an article he wrote for the Torch about allegedly “crazy” people he saw on the bus, he investigated the topic of psychiatric labeling with several…