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…
A memoriam from Mary Maddock of MindFreedom Ireland about Helena King: A spirited woman has finally found freedom. For the past six years of her life, Helena King spent most of her time locked away in Carrig Mor secure psychiatric hospital in Cork. She was a spirited, intelligent and loving woman — above all full…
National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy “save the date” announcement for their annual conference, to be held in LA. what Convention when Nov 14, 2007 03:00 AM to Nov 17, 2007 03:00 AM where Los Angeles, California, USA add event to calendar vCal iCal SAVE THE DATE! 2007 ANNUAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE November 14-17, 2007 Radisson…
A brief description of MindFreedom Oregon MindFreedom Oregon MindFreedom Oregon wins campaigns for human rights, empowerment, alternatives and self-determination in Oregon’s mental health system “in a spirit of mutual cooperation.” Founded in 1986, the majority of MF Oregon members identify themselves as mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors — that is, people who have experienced…
Fifty mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, along with a few allies and media representatives, met with the City of Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy for two hours to address issues of concern. Mayor of Eugene Kitty Piercy Mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors met for two hours with City of Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy in…
Date Published: Feb 13, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Bill Bishop Source: The Register-Guard; Eugene, Oregon, USA Even though Hannah Caron needed no proof that a traumatic childhood leads to serious health problems later in life, she got it anyway while studying psychology a few years ago at the University of Oregon. That’s when the Adverse Childhood Experiences…
Follow the latest news from a one-year national bus tour to promote the strength of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). ADA Watch is a MFI Sponsor Group. Jim Ward directs ADA Watch, and is shown here at an MFI protest of American Psychiatric Association. To follow The Road to Freedom Blog click here. The Road…
The New York Times has run multiple articles about the way Eli Lilly lied to patients, families, doctors and the public about hazards and mis-marketing of their powerful psychiatric drug Zyprexa. These articles included five pieces in a row, including a front page article and an editorial. Over the following weeks there were follow-up articles.…