Shield Update 2/19/2025 We have added contact information for individuals. Concerned individuals can now write. Scroll down to read under ‘Call to Action’ Shield Alert 1/21/2025 Free Artem: Sixteen-Year Old War Refugee Living in Denmark Institutionalized and Forcibly Drugged! On 1/20/2025, a U.S. federal holiday dedicated to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MindFreedom…
What are the benefits of joining MindFreedom International (MFI)? When you join MindFreedom International you are joining a group of people who are fighting against two things that are just plain wrong. First, every year at least 1.5 million Americans are psychiatrically imprisoned in mental hospitals, euphemistically called involuntary commitment. There are a number of…
Back by Popular Demand! — Join us for Judi’s Room – Part 3: Man Who Helped Shut Down the Infamous Willowbrook Facility! Featuring Special Guest Dr. Bill Bronston Health Care as a Right: How to Shift from a Profit-Drven Health Care system to Universal Health Care in the U.S. “Universal Health Care for All”…
MINDFREEDOM INTERNATIONAL UPDATE: NOVEMBER – DECEMBER, 2024 Dear MindFreedom Members and Supporters: This is my last update as President. Thanks to your support and the work of Board members, volunteers, our Chief Volunteer Sarah Smith and our part-time Office Manager Cara Venter, we made some progress in fulfilling our mission over the past two…
MindFreedom International Presents: Judi’s Room Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 A Big Opportunity 2 have a WIN – W.I.N WELLBEING 4 ALL Event Details Date: Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 Time: 3pm Pacific | 4pm Mountain | 5pm Central | 6pm Eastern & Atlantic | 7pm Brazil | 11pm UK | 12pm New Zealand (Dec. 5th) Platform: Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189…
Event Details • Topic: From Advocacy to Activation: Organization and Direct Action as Core Components of Disability Rights and Justice • Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 • Time: 3 PM Pacific | 4 PM Mountain | 5 PM Central | 6 PM Eastern & Atlantic | 6 AM Eastern Australia | 7 PM Brazil | 11 PM UK…
Update: November 9, 2024 Joan Aufderheide says that her situation is improving. She has a court appointed attorney who is accumulating evidence for her discharge and a hearing has been scheduled for January 8, 2024. On her attorney’s advice, Joan asks Shield members to hold off taking any action on her behalf until the results…
Shield Alert for Jake Howeth in Portland, Oregon, USA Overview Jacob “Jake” Howeth is a thirty-three year old resident of Portland, Oregon who has been living independently in his own apartment for several years under a limited guardianship. Recently he voluntarily admitted himself to Unity Center for Behavioral Health while experiencing an extreme state…
Update: November 9, 2024 Kedrick’s treatment team is refusing to allow him to move up a level, which would give him more privileges. They claim this is because he sleeps too much, even though extreme lethargy is a side effect of the drugs he is being forced to take. Additionally, they still have not given…
Event Details Topic: Psychiatry, authority, and law Date: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 Time: 3 PM Pacific | 4 PM Mountain | 5 PM Central | 6 PM Eastern & Atlantic | 6 AM Eastern Australia | 7 PM Brazil | 11 PM UK Platform: Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189 About the Speaker We are delighted…
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