SHONA TAUNTON IS FREE, SAFE AT HOME 8/17/25 Shona Taunton has let us know she has been released from the hospital and is safe at home. She attributes her freedom partially to our effort on her behalf and is thankful for our support. Thanks so much to all of you who took the time and…
Radical Mental Health Event Details Topic: Radical Mental Health Education as a Tool for Transformation: Lessons from IDHA’s Core Curriculum Date: Wed, August 6th, 2025 Time: 6 PM Eastern Time, 5 PM Central, 4 PM Mountain, 3 PM Pacific Platform: Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189 About the Conversation –Radical Mental Health Education as a Tool…
Update: 7/3/2025 About a year ago, Dawn was put on a path to be released, in no small part due to her MindFreedom Shield alert, but she didn’t want us to announce it due to the possibility that her release could be compromised. We are pleased now to announce that she was released on July…
Free Shannon Callahan July 3, 2024 Update Shannon was so grateful for all the support at her hearing. Shannon is so beaten down, traumatized, and exhausted that she just wants all of this to be over. Her court-appointed lawyer took advantage of this and coerced Shannon into agreeing to the commitment. The lawyer told her…
AMPLIFY: A Unified Call to Disability Justice Reclaiming Our Voices, Igniting the Rights Revolution Event Details • Topic: The • Date: July 2,2025 • Time: 6 PM Eastern Time, 5pm Centeral,4pm Mountain and 3pm Pacific • Platform: Zoom To pre-register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOytrzMrEt0MB4FSNRIqMdJQwyyjwJ0i About the Conversation “An injustice for one is an injustice for all.” –…
6/15/25. David is in a less-restrictive “halfway house.” 2/21/25. David just let us know he is back at the Intensive Residential Treatment Services facility. He was put on a 72-hour hold for blowing up and saying he was suicidal due to the guardian/conservator situation. 2/19/25. The Account Hearing only lasted for around 5 minutes and…
MindFreedom International Spring/Summer 2025 Update: Advocacy, Engagements, Actions & Exciting Announcements Dear MindFreedom Members, Supporters, and Allies, We’ve been incredibly busy laying the groundwork and actively implementing our ambitious 2025-2026 Strategic Plan, and this Spring/Summer 2025 update brings you news of our advocacy, engagements, new partnerships, calls to action, exciting event announcements, resources, and our…
For original Shield alert, scroll down to 5/19/25 6/23/25 If you are signed up to receive Shield alerts, you know that Ricardo Sanchez was released unconditionally and allowed to return to his home community in Hermiston, Oregon. Ricardo asks that people no longer send letters and emails to the people but he would like to…
Judi’s Room Current Status of Protection and Advocacy System: Building Effective PAIMI–PAC Relationships Wednesday, June 4 , 2025 12:00 PM Hawaii 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 7 PM Brazil Standard Pre-registration required. To register click https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOytrzMrEt0MB4FSNRIqMdJQwyyjwJ0i Event Details • Topic: Current Status of Protection and Advocacy System: Building…
Judi’s Room The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Uniting 4 Rights Wednesday, May 7 , 2025 12:00 PM Hawaii 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 7 PM Brazil Standard Pre-registration required. To register click https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOytrzMrEt0MB4FSNRIqMdJQwyyjwJ0i Event Details Topic: The United Nations…