Info A private owner of a psychiatric institution wants to re-name the facility its original, offensive name of “Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.” The West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association (WVMHCA), a sponsor group in MindFreedom International, spoke in the press against this bigoted name. The owner of Weston wants to rename it “Trans Allegheny…
Info Alison Hymes describes a battle for human rights in the mental health system in Virginia that she says could impact other states. Alison Hymes describes herself as a “Token” Member of the Commitment Taskforce of the Chief Justice’s Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Citizens With…
Info MindFreedom Virginia Fight for Human Rights in Virginian Mental Health System Alison Hymes describes a battle for human rights in the mental health system in Virginia that she says could impact other states. Statewide Organization of Consumers in Virginia Introducing VOCAL. Explaining MindFreedom Virginia’s relationship to this organization. An announcement of the completion of…