We helped STOP HB 3524 and HB 2995: Defend Privacy of Oregonians with Psychiatric Diagnoses!

Info HB 3524, if it had passed the 2007 Oregon legislative session, would have allowed Oregon police to create a database of certain Oregonians with psychiatric labels. HB 2995 would have allowed private mental health care information to be disclosed by health care practitioners without permission. Because of citizens speaking out in testimony and letters…

Oregonians Support Bills for Psychiatric Survivor Empowerment: Good News, Bad News

Info Twenty-five mental health consumers, psychiatric survivors and allies showed up at a public hearing at the Oregon Senate and many testified in support of two bills for self-determination and human rights in the mental health system. Read an update about the results, along with a background about these two bills.   Psychiatric survivors Marie…

Oregon News to Change Mental Health System: Bills, Call to Governor

Info News about activities in Oregon for human rights, empowerment and alternatives in the mental health system. MindFreedom Oregon updates and alerts.   Psychiatric survivors testify for SB 363 and SB 364. MindFreedom Oregon is working with a number of other groups throughout Oregon for human rights and alternatives in the mental health system. Some…

NARPA 2009 Annual Conference

National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy is holding their important annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona. What Convention When Sep 09, 2009 03:00 AM to Sep 12, 2009 03:00 AM Where Phoenix, Arizona, USA Contact Name narpa@aol.com Contact Phone 205-464-0101 Attendees All welcome. Add event to calendar vCal iCal NARPA 2009 ANNUAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE NATIONAL…

News: Oregon Consumer Survivor Coalition Proposal

Info Oregon groups of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors have created a steering committee for a state-wide alliance called “Oregon Consumer Suvivor Coalition” (OCSC). You are invited to participate. Here are the latest news updates.   Proposal: Oregon Consumer/Survivor Coalition Update – 6 September 2007   The steering committee teleconference went well. Minutes are…

Mother Wonders if Psychosis Drug Helped Kill Son

Info Document Actions Print this The NY Times looks at an example of a death related to taking Zyprexa. Mother Wonders if Psychosis Drug Helped Kill Son Date Published: Jan 04, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Alex Berenson Source: The New York Times http://psychrights.org/Articles/NYTimes1-4-07ZyprexandHeartDiseasehtml.htmJanuary 4, 2007 At first, the psychiatric drug Zyprexa may have saved John…

States Study Marketing of Lilly Pill

Info Document Actions Print this NY Times reports that a five-state network of attorneys general are probing the files Eli Lilly is continuing to try to hide about Zyprexa hazards and marketing fraud. States Study Marketing of Lilly Pill Date Published: Jan 20, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Alex Berenson Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/20/business/20drug.html…