Info MindFreedom Florida and MindFreedom Ireland Unite A good time sharing a coffee together during a 2011 visit from MindFreedom Florida representatives, to MindFreedom Ireland in Cork. To view this content the following requirements must be fulfilled: Adobe Flash Player version 9,0,28,0 or later must be installed; download it now free Javascript 1.2 or later…
Info Electroshock Protest Cork May 2011 Survivors of Electroshock speak out in Cork Ireland.Sponsored by Mindfreedom Ireland To view this content the following requirements must be fulfilled: Adobe Flash Player version 9,0,28,0 or later must be installed; download it now free Javascript 1.2 or later must be enabled
Info On Sunday, 17 July 2011, electroshock survivor and MindFreedom board member Mary Maddock was featured in a full-page piece in a major Irish publication, which you can access here. Jim and Mary Maddock co-founded MindFreedom Ireland. Mary Maddock: Irish Rebel One of the founders of MindFreedom Ireland, Mary Maddock, was featured in…
Info On Sunday, 17 July 2011, electroshock survivor and MindFreedom board member Mary Maddock was featured in a full-page piece in a major Irish publication, which you can access here. Jim and Mary Maddock co-founded MindFreedom Ireland. Mary Maddock: Irish Rebel One of the founders of MindFreedom Ireland, Mary Maddock, was featured in…
Info The M.O.M.S. Movement – a sponsor group of MindFreedom International – issued an urgent alert: Two mothers need your support now for their adult children in the psychiatric system. Daniella Akin has endured forced and coerced drugging and abuse. Update Aleshanee and Susan, two MOMS, and their daughters, Daniella and Susan are celebrating.…
Info The M.O.M.S. Movement – a sponsor group of MindFreedom International – issued an urgent alert: Two mothers need your support now for their adult children in the psychiatric system. Daniella Akin has endured forced and coerced drugging and abuse. Update Aleshanee and Susan, two MOMS, and their daughters, Daniella and Susan are celebrating.…
Info Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts has used thousands upon thousands of electrical jolts to induce pain in young people diagnosed with mental disabilities. Disability Rights International (DRI) targeted Rotenberg with an investigation last year, and now there’s a victory: After an indictment, Matthew Israel who is Rotenberg founder and director, has resigned. A child…
Info Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Massachusetts used thousands upon thousands of electrical jolts to induce pain in young people diagnosed with mental disabilities. Disability Rights International (DRI) targeted Rotenberg with an investigation last year. In a major victory, DRI announces that JRC has been ordered to end their shocks for “new admissions.” A child…
Info Information about the Rethink Psychiatry Event in Portland Oregon On 13 and 14 May 2011, a gathering was held in Portland, Oregon called “Rethinking Psychiatry” featuring author/journalist Robert Whitaker and 40 workshops calling for deep change in the mental health system. Panelists (left) from Rethink Psychiatry Opening On Friday, 13 May 2011, a…
Info A delegation from MindFreedom International, with support from Open Society Institute, visited Accra, Ghana, Africa to do a training, and meet with a wide variety of cross-disability organizations, a government official. The delegation visited Accra’s psychiatric institution. End of workshop by MindFreedom International in Accra, Ghana. MindFreedom Ghana Training In April 2011, MFI…