Info A message from the Staff and Board of MindFreedom International On 1 December 2012, MFI Executive Director David Oaks sustained a serious injury from a fall which resulted in him breaking his neck. While trying to get news out to members and support David and his family, we invited people to support not only MFI but…
Info Well over 1,000 individuals – many of them MindFreedom members and supporters – participated in this important survey gathering information on messages of hopelessness in mental health care. Download the results now. You can download the Hope in Mental Health Care final survey summary here. Click here to download the final survey summary. The…
Info A letter from David, who says: “The silver lining in this event has been witnessing the love between us all.” David accepts an award from the Eugene Human Rights Commission in 2003. Photo by John Jordan-Cascade Dear Friends, family, colleagues, and supporters, After 4 decades as a psychiatric survivor human rights activist and 3…
Info Paula J. Caplan, dissident psychologist and human rights activist, is working with a group of psychiatric survivors and allies to officially call upon the American Psychiatric Association [APA] to stop the harm that often results from psychiatric diagnosis. Jenny McClendon, one of the DSM 9, has told her story of harm by psychiatric diagnosis…
Donate to the special MindFreedom fund honoring David W. Oaks to boost the MFI projects nearest and dearest to his heart! As many of you know, our founder and executive director for the past 25+ years, David Oaks, recently suffered a serious accident and broke the C7 bone in his neck. David has a long…
Everyone who can will be sending positive energy, good thoughts, love, and prayers towards David & Family, wishing him a speedy recovery! On December 1st, 2012, David Oaks fell off a loft ladder while trying to retrieve Bongo (his cat) from a loft in his home office. An MRI as well as other imaging testing…
This page lists just some of the resources on the thriving movement activity in California to change the mental health system. Last updated 30 November 2012. Welcome to Organizing in California! Please network with each other, exchange news, and make any corrections or suggestions, etc. about this list — which is definitely incomplete — to the…
This page lists some of the resources on movement activity in Indiana to change the mental health system. Last updated November 28, 2012. Welcome to Organizing in Indiana! Please network with each other, exchange news, and make any corrections or suggestions, etc. about this list — which is definitely incomplete — to the brand new MindFreedom…
Here is a brief dialogue between a leader of Lane County’s health and human services department, and MindFreedom Lane County, about empowerment guidelines. Background: On 30 January 2010, MindFreedom Lane County e-mailed to Rob Rockstroh, director of Lane County Health and Human Services, asking for feedback about the timeline of events about developing guidelines for…
Filed Under: iaacm by David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International • MindFreedom is announcing the First Annual Creative Maladjustment Week. This can help the “mad pride” campaign, and reach the general public. Maybe you saw the announcement about Creative Maladjustment Week on MindFreedom’s home page here: Announcing First Annual Creative Maladjustment Week – 7 July…