GOOD NEWS Donna Jeans has found a psychiatrist who will help her taper from Seroquel. Thanks for your advocacy. Update: Donna Jeans is Still Being Forcibly Drugged Donna is being treated as an outpatient at Humber Primary Care. She is being forcibly drugged with Quietapaine. She would like to withdraw from the drug but is…
Judi’s Room, usually scheduled for the first Wednesday of every month, is cancelled for July 3rd. We will be back with Judi’s Room on Wednesday, August 7th at 6 PM Eastern Time. The topic will be: “If Assisted Suicide Is Legal, What Will Our Healthcare Be Like?” Assisted suicide law proposals are expanding to include…
Event Details • Date: Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 • Time: 6 PM Eastern • Platform: Zoom • Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189 About the Conversation The federal Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act was enacted in the United States to ensure, among other things, that “the rights of individuals with mental illness are…
May, 2024 Update David was finally found and was placed into a substandard apartment in a problematic area. His home was sold to pay his jailors so he couldn’t go back there. June 28, 2022 Update Still no independence for David Italiano. Update 6/12/2022: Our allies at Pennsylvania ADAPT and Roads to Freedom recently held…
MindFreedom Shield The MindFreedom Shield Volunteer Project has gotten off to a roaring start, far exceeding expectations. Due to our inability to provide sufficient staffing, we were not timely handling inquiries and requests that could have possibly developed into a full-blown MindFreedom Shield Alert. This has fundamentally changed, with new inquiries/requests being responded to in…
We Won! May 29, 2024. It is a perhaps a stretch to say we won, but William was ordered freed after the hearing at which at least 15 MindFreedom Shield supporters of William attended by Zoom. Unlike most lawyers in these cases, starkly demonstrated by the ones before William’s, Tamara Barney did a terrific job…
Event Details Topic: When calling for help gets you killed Date: Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 Time: 3 PM Pacific | 4 PM Mountain | 5 PM Central | 6 PM Eastern & Atlantic | 6 AM Eastern Australia | 7 PM Brazil | 11 PM UK Platform: Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189 About the Conversation Jared,…
Update: Revised Bill Passes April 8, 2024. The amended bill passed both the House and the Senate on April 3rd and the Governor signed it on April 8th. It is set to go into effect July 1st. Update: Not Dead Yet? March 28, 2024. There was a series of procedural moves resulting in an amendment…
You’re invited to join us for the third Judi’s Room of 2024! Event Details • Topic: A conversation about involuntary commitment with Rob Wipond • Date: Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 • Time: 3 PM Pacific | 4 PM Mountain | 5 PM Central | 6 PM Eastern & Atlantic Standard | 6 AM Eastern Australia…
New Board Members We have two new Board members: Dina Tyler in California and Kristina “KK” Kapp in Ohio. Dina Tyler is an individual and family counselor in private practice. She specializes in extreme states of consciousness often labeled as psychosis or mania. Using breathwork, she trains family members, supporters, and providers to compassionately hold…