Media report that the alleged shooter in the recent atrocity in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater quit his role as a neuroscience PhD student last month. It’s too early to make any conclusions, but there are questions. Were university authorities aware he was a troubled student? What kind of help was offered? Did he choose…
When 200 people, mainly psychiatric survivors, protested in front of the American Psychiatric Association… there was something missing. A surprising footnote to the 5 May 2012 protest in Philadelphia reveals that Dr. Allen Frances “vocally opposed” support for the event, behind the scenes. MindFreedom International News Investigation Revealed: Behind-The-Scenes “Vocal Opposition” by Psychiatrist Against MindFreedom International Protest…
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The Chamber of Commerce has exhibited some of the worst behavior in our society — blocking progress on the climate crisis, banking reform and health care for all. You can help the local Eugene Chamber of Commerce say “no” to this kind of bullying! The launch of the Boycott Normal campaign at the Eugene Chamber…
Update 1: Get occasional public alerts about activity in Lane County, Oregon for human right and alternatives in the mental health system. Also announcing: an open public discussion list. Public Lane County News List MindFreedom offers a free public alert list to help activate and inform interested people in Lane County, Oregon about actions for…
Here’s some of the latest news from MindFreedom Oregon, an affiliate of MindFreedom International based in Oregon, USA. In 1969, one of the first groups in this era led by survivors of abuse in the mental health system began right here in Oregon… MindFreedom International continues this tradition of activism! Updates for MindFreedom Oregon…
Info Last week, MindFreedom International member Jeannie showed up at a talk by Bob Whitaker to put a human face on the suffering in the mental health system that he writes and talk about. It all went fine until the Medical Center staff got angry about her being there. Jeanne is a writer and artist…
Info Paula Caplan was unable to attend the May 5 protest of the 2012 conference of the American Psychiatric Association, and offered this statement to be read out at the event. I am with you in Philadelphia in spirit. David Oaks and MindFreedom helped in the 1980s petition campaign against some DSM diagnoses that brought…
Info Paula Caplan was unable to attend the May 5 protest of the 2012 conference of the American Psychiatric Association, and offered this statement to be read out at the event. I am with you in Philadelphia in spirit. David Oaks and MindFreedom helped in the 1980s petition campaign against some DSM diagnoses that brought…
Info MFI and allied organizations united for a successful peaceful protest of the 2012 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, questioning the dysfunctional over-labeling, over-drugging and forced psychiatric treatment still all too common in psychiatric practice today. [Updated 5 Oct. 2012] Aki Imai from Ohio is a graduate student ally, who marched in the…