Info Filed Under: activism MindFreedom is encouraging mediated dialogue and negotiation with organizations representing psychiatric and other mental health professionals, under some circumstances. What do you think? MindFreedom worked with several other mental health consumer and psychiatric survivor organizations to provide representatives to attend a meeting of the World Psychiatric Association in Dresden, Germany in…
National Public Radio’s show “Justice Talking” featured discussions with representatives of ‘both sides of the story’ about the issue of involuntary psychiatric drugging of people out in their own neighborhoods and homes using court orders. Michael Allen defends freedom of choice in mental health care on National Public Radio. MICHAEL ALLEN, a MindFreedom member in…
Simone D. has won her right to say “no” to forced electroshock by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). But not before OMH got in nine last minute forced electroshocks in the month before Simone’s court victory. How are we to constructively respond to such overwhelming violence? Simone D. and John Kelly…
Apparently because of many complaints, the forced electroshock of John Kelly in Rockland Psychiatric Center has been prevented. Attorney Aaron Frishberg had issued an alert on 30 July 2007 alert about his client John Kelly facing more forced electroshock in Rockland Psychiatric Center. MindFreedom distributed the alert to thousands of people, and many made their…
Your brief background and ‘frequently asked questions’ about Mad Pride events in 2007, from the MindFreedom Mad Pride Chair, Krista Erickson. For news reports, photo, video and a directory of known Mad Pride 2007 events from Africa to Canada… click here. Background on Mad Pride ’07 by Krista Erickson, chair, MFI Mad Pride Chair A…
Office worker paid part time position is open in MindFreedom’s Eugene, Oregon, USA office. MindFreedom International HELP WANTED OFFICE WORKER for human rights activist nonprofit MindFreedom International in downtown Eugene. Part-time. Paid position. Not your “normal” job! Required: Macintosh-friendly, computer proficiency, one year paid office experience, detail-oriented, hard working, superb communication skills, positive attitude, long-term…
In Toronto, Canada, 29 September 2007 is celebrated as Psychiatric Survivor Pride Day by the Mad Pride Toronto Organizing Committee. Here is their ‘save the date’ announcement. what Social Event when Sep 29, 2007 from 02:00 PM to 07:00 PM where Toronto, Canada contact name Ruth Ruth contact phone 416-516-4740 attendees All are welcome. add event to calendar…
This newspaper article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on 30 July 2007 covers the Freedom Center’s Bed Push and “Escape from Psychiatry” to celebrate Mad Pride! Freedom Center 2007 Bed Push celebrates Mad Pride. [Photo by JERREY ROBERTS] Daily Hampshire Gazette 30 July 2007 BY VICTORIA BEKIEMPIS NORTHAMPTON, MASS, USA – Pushing a bed a…
International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) is a key network of dissident mental health professionals and allies who are willing to challenge abuse in the mental health system and promote alternatives. ICSPP is a sponsor group of MindFreedom. what Convention when Oct 13, 2007 03:00 AM to Oct 15, 2007 08:15 PM…
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…