Campaign To Stop Forced Electroshock of Elizabeth Ellis

Info Campaign To Stop Forced Electroshock of Elizabeth Ellis Here you get information about the involuntary outpatient electroshock of Minnesota resident Elizabeth Ellis, 67, and MindFreedom’s campaigns for this member’s basic human rights. Documents: Involuntary Electroshock of Elizabeth Ellis You may download copies of orders by courts and government agencies, involving the mandate of involuntary…

Victory: FDA Panel Votes to Require Testing of ECT Device After Survivors Testify at FDA Electroshock Hearing

Info GAITHERSBURG, MD: A panel for the US Food & Drug Administration voted to ask the FDA to require testing of the device used for electroshock. MindFreedom members testified at these public hearings on whether to regulate electroshock device. Loretta Wilson, electroshock survivor from Michigan, plans to testify. 29 January 2011  Victory: Food & Drug…

Media Ignore Key Perspective About Arizona Tragedy

Info Mass media have aired many perspectives about the tragic shooting in Tucson. MindFreedom director David Oaks points out media have largely ignored the voices of groups representing mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, with very few exceptions. Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords has often expressed concern about mental health issues. Read blog entries by David…