Info Document Actions Print this MindFreedom broke the news about a suspicious death inside Oregon State Hospital on 17 October 2009. Here, the largest state daily newspaper, The Oregonian, talks about the death, and cites MindFreedom’s concerns. Advocates want investigation into state hospital patient’s death Date Published: Oct 20, 2009 10:05 PM Author: Michelle Cole,…
Info Utne Reader magazine periodically names “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.”A psychiatric survivor activist – David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International – is named as one of these visionaries in Utne’s November/December 2009 issue, which hits the stands now. Dalai Lama is one of 50 visionaries named by Utne Reader November/December 2009, along…
Info Utne Reader magazine periodically names “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.”A psychiatric survivor activist – David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International – is named as one of these visionaries in Utne’s November/December 2009 issue, which hits the stands now. Dalai Lama is one of 50 visionaries named by Utne Reader November/December 2009, along…
Info Utne Reader magazine periodically names “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.”A psychiatric survivor activist – David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International – is named as one of these visionaries in Utne’s November/December 2009 issue, which hits the stands now. Dalai Lama is one of 50 visionaries named by Utne Reader November/December 2009, along…
Info Document Actions Print this A brief article about a work group that is considering changes to Minnesota law about involuntary electroshock. The article, published by a Minnesota disability group, mentions that MindFreedom helped get the ball rolling because of a campaign to support the efforts of Ray Sandford to stop his forced outpatient electroshock.…
Info Mad Pride event in Brisbane, Australia. WHAT: Walk of Pride WHEN: 10 October 2009 WHERE: Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Australia From a participant: “Brisbane Australia’s first Walk of Pride, held annually in a few places in Australia and organised by the Association of Relatives and Friends of Mentally Ill and Queensland Alliance (a network body…
Info Mad Pride event in Brisbane, Australia. WHAT: Walk of Pride WHEN: 10 October 2009 WHERE: Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Australia From a participant: “Brisbane Australia’s first Walk of Pride, held annually in a few places in Australia and organised by the Association of Relatives and Friends of Mentally Ill and Queensland Alliance (a network body…
Info The US Food and Drug Administration wants to give the machine used for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT or electroshock) a rubber stamp of approval without ever having investigated the device for safety or effectiveness. It takes just a moment to say “no” to this reclassification, and time is running out! Your Deadline: Friday, 8 January…
Info The US Food and Drug Administration wants to give the machine used for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT or electroshock) a rubber stamp of approval without ever having investigated the device for safety or effectiveness. It takes just a moment to say “no” to this reclassification, and time is running out! Your Deadline: Friday, 8 January…
Info Here’s more information about the Food & Drug Administration proposal to reclassify the device used for electroshock (also known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT). A Brief History of Electroshock and the FDA: In 1976, federal law gave the FDA authority over medical devices in the United States, which had previously been unregulated. Three Classes…
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