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…
This 4 August 2009 letter by Richard Harris is in reply to the people who also asked “why zero” is in budget for the state-wide voice of Oregon’s mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. August 4, 2009 Dear stakeholders: My letter regarding the Department of Human Services (DHS) budget and the legislative session sparked a series of e-mails regarding funding for an…
A publication covering the New York State legislature reports on the protest organized by electroshock survivors, calling for a ban of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on children below age of 16. MindFreedom endorsed this protest. State urged to ban electroshock on minors Date Published: Jul 19, 2009 08:00 PM Author: Jaime Fuller Source: Legislative Gazette, Albany, New York,…