Monthly MindFreedom Update: March 2024

Update for the Month of March 2024 by Board President Al Galves     New Board Members We have two new Board members: Dina Tyler in California and Kristina “KK” Kapp in Ohio. Dina Tyler is an individual and family counselor in private practice. She specializes in extreme states of consciousness often labeled as psychosis…

Judi’s Room resumes for another year!

Join us for the first Judi’s Room of 2024 Detroit Peer Respite and the Kiva Centers, Different Models with the Same End: Centering People with Lived Experience to Support Individuals in Distress Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 3 PM PST Registration is required. Despite experiencing recent reductions in staff, MindFreedom International will continue to host…

Challenging Abusive Guardianship Systems

– Join us for the last Judi’s Room of 2023 – Challenging the Broken Guardianship System Wednesday, December 6, 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern & Atlantic Standard 6 AM Eastern Australia, 12 PM Hawaii, 7 PM Brazil Standard, 11 PM in Ireland & UK Pre-registration is required.…

Shield alert: Dawn Dziuba indefinitely institutionalized against will for over 9 years in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Update: 10/22/2023 Latest news Dawn continues to receive monthly injections of Abilify against her will. Sean Rapp, her court-appointed guardian and the public administrator of the city of St. Louis, has made no effort to challenge this violation of her rights. Missouri’s Protection and Advocacy for People with Mental Illness (PAIMI) agency has received numerous…

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Jim Gottstein on “Reinventing Mental Health From Current System of Drugging Millions Indefinitely to Giving People Hope through People, Place, and Purpose

— Join us for Judi’s Room — Featuring Special Guest Jim Gottstein* “Reinventing the Mental Health System from a Pipeline Drugging Millions Indefinitely to Giving People Hope Through People, Place, and Purpose” Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 6 AM Eastern Australia, 12 PM Hawaii,…

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Shield alert: And Steiner forced to endure assault at institution in Boston, MA, USA after reporting patient abuse and transgender discrimination

Update: November 15th, 2023 Latest News And’s situation has improved thanks to the advocacy of individuals like you! Staff at Solomon Carter Fuller (SCF) Mental Health Center restored And’s access to its electronic devices and have made no further attempts at retaliating against And for its self-advocacy by revoking its privileges in this way. And…