Filed Under: Conference MindFreedom director David Oaks wonders, “How do we build social change when resources are few, and yet the mental health system is so profitable?” A few days ago I returned from MindFreedom’s amazing and wonderful conference/retreat dedicated to promoting humane and creative alternatives to the conventional mental health system. Given our low…
A new alliance called the “Opal Network” has been launched in Lane County, Oregon to support the voice, empowerment and self-determination of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. All agencies involved with mental health, along with all interested mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, are invited to this second meeting. what Meeting when Jul 31,…
McKenzie River Gathering has awarded a 2007 grant of $8,000 to MindFreedom Oregon to provide technical assistance for the start-up of the Oregon Consumer Survivor Coalition. Here are excerpts from the successful grant application and budget. McKenzie River Gathering Foundation GENERAL FUND GRANT APPLICATION Group name MindFreedom Oregon Address 454 Willamette, Suite 216; PO…
Mad Pride 2007 are already happening! Here is the background along with a link to known 2007 Mad Pride events and activities and updates! by Krista Erickson, Chair, MFI Mad Pride Committee MindFreedom is receiving announcements about some of the planned Mad Pride 2007 events, and some have already happened! For a current list of…
Concerned about the way the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is aggressively pursuing involuntary electroshock over the expressed wishes of the subject? You may want to bring up your concern at one of their events. The below is from the OMH web site and lists meetings you can attend in July. For…
Here’s a brief video of an inexpensively created and incredibly fun grassroots Mad Pride event that was held in England in July 2005. You are invited to add your Mad Pride event to “google video” and let us know. The video here was independently made by this Mad Pride event in UK, which was not…
Senator Bill Morrisette’s office provides the latest update — as of 5/4/07 — about bills for empowerment and self-determination of Oregon’s mental health consumers and psychaitric survivors. From: Senator Bill Morrisette – D-District 6 S-309, State Capitol Salem, OR 97301 (503) 986-1706 NEWS RELEASE For immediate release, 5/4/07 Two more Morrisette bills pass Oregon Senate…
Filed Under: youth Reflections on youth, psychiatric labeling, and the catastrophe at Virginia Tech. I’m 51 when I write this. Between between the ages of 19 and 21 I was locked up five times in psychiatric institutions while I was attending Harvard. The current tragedy on the campus of Virginia Tech connects with my heart…
Info Filed Under: electroshock When a psychiatrist not only forcibly electroshocks a person, but also tries to keep them from speaking out on a TV news show… that sounds like it ought to get a Super Bully Award. If you haven’t already read our news item about today’s decision from a television station be sure…