The City of Eugene, like many cities, is re-examining the role of police in responding to individuals who are considered to be in a mental health crisis. Depending on whether or not principles of empowerment and self-determination and humane alternatives are included, such re-examinations could be beneficial or harmful. Mental Health Crisis Response Committee Testimony…
On 11 October 2007, a MindFreedom Normality Screening Team showed up at the American Psychiatric Association headquarters at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia. MindFreedom APA Normality Screening Team Dr. Plumlee prepares to screen for normality. Normality screeners in action. Free of normality! Frank, Letter & Larry Close-up of APA letter just for us.
A poem about the abuse of patients in mental hospitals. Lab Rat* Locked in a psych ward. A gainst . . . her will. Forced daily to take . . . a little . . . white pill. ’Tween two rows of healthy . . . pearly-white . . . teeth. With perfectly good . . . gums . . . underneath. Then entered the ward . . . a nasty . . . distraction. Dental students. To practice . . . extraction. Before treating patients . . . on the outside. Again my…
To download PDF of flyer for Opal Network 29 Sept. 2009 meeting: free The next Opal Network meeting is Tuesday, 29 September 2009 at the Eugene Public Library at 2 pm. Here you may download a PDF of the flyer. Please photocopy and distribute! Trauma Healing is Theme of Next Opal Network Meeting: Support voice…
This is a quarterly meeting of a coalition here in Lane County, Oregon to support the voice and empowerment of Lane County mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. what Meeting when Sep 29, 2009 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM where Eugene Public Library, Eugene, Oregon contact name David W. Oaks contact phone 541-345-9106 attendees All are welcome. add event…
INTAR is holding an all-day gathering on the topic of “Rethinking Psychiatric Crisis: Alternatives Responses to ‘First Breaks.’” INTAR is a sponsor group in MindFreedom Internationals’ Support Coalition, and Celia Brown, MFI Board President, is on the planning committee. what Conference when Nov 23, 2009 from 08:00 AM to 07:30 PM where New York City contact name Nazlim…
Info On 25 August 2009, ABC-TV’s show Primetime Outsider ran a piece on Mad Pride that included an interview with David W. Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International. Here is an open letter from David to the producer of the ABC-TV piece, Ia A. Robinson. Dear Ia A. Robinson: Ia, you phoned me in May 2009…
A festival for people using the mental health system arranged by MindFreedom sponsor We Shall Overcome. what kb_mad pride Social Event mad-pride when Aug 22, 2009 12:00 AM to Aug 28, 2009 12:00 AM where Amalidays, Norway contact name post@wso.no add event to calendar vCal iCal A mental health care consumer festival arranged by We Shall…
Here’s a report about a MindFreedom vigil that helped break the silence about bias in a book that unfairly promotes electroshock. Kitty Dukakis admits serious memory problems from her electroshock, but supports its use. NEWS REPORT 15 October 2007 BOSTON: MindFreedom Maine held a small vigil at the presentation of the new pro-electroshock book, “SHOCK,”…
The State of Minnesota has an “ombudsman” program charged with supporting and protecting the human rights of citizens. Ms. Opheim is Name: Roberta Opheim, Ombudsman, Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, State of Minnesota City/State: Minneapolis, MN Connection to Ray’s case: Ms. Opheim has been informed as an ombudsman in Minnesota about the human…