Info Young Man in Nepal Forcibly Restrained and Drugged This folder contains information and photographs that were forwarded to MindFreedom. Akal was 21 when he was admitted to a mental health facility in December 2007. There he was chained to a bed and forcibly drugged. Thanks to the efforts of a concerned individual in Nepal,…
Info Nepal Information regarding mental health human rights in Nepal. Young Man in Nepal Forcibly Restrained and Drugged This folder contains information and photographs that were forwarded to MindFreedom. Akal was 21 when he was admitted to a mental health facility in December 2007. There he was chained to a bed and forcibly drugged. Thanks…
Info You may download a PDF of a report from the State of Oregon, published 10 June 2008, about how Oregonians in the mental health system have a higher mortality rate than the general population. state-of-oregon-mental-health-mortality.pdf — PDF document, 341Kb Document Actions Print this
Info Rare footage of psychiatric survivor organizer Howie the Harp One of the legendary community organizers in the “mad movement” from the early days in the 1970’s was Howie the Harp. Here’s a brief video of Howie. To view this content the following requirements must be fulfilled: Adobe Flash Player version 9,0,28,0 or later must…
Info MFI Board President Celia Brown (sixth from left) stands with other MFI activists at the United Nations in 2008. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 56.8 kB Document Actions Print this
Info Myra Kovary, a member of MindFreedom International’s UN team and the World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, is shown here playing the harp at a United Nations event in 2008. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 227.4 kB Document Actions Print this
The Sunday New York Times (8 June 2008) reports about a world-famous Harvard psychiatrist who is considered a catalyst for the enormous increase in psychiatric drugging of kids. Times claims that US Congressional investigators discovered Harvard’s Dr. Joseph Biederman did not disclose to Harvard authorities, as required by law, much of the more than a…
Info Sunday New York Times on Congressional investigation of Harvard psychiatrist US Senator Charles E. Grassley helped investigate corruption by the psychiatric drug industry. His investigation revealed that Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Biederman had illegally covered up much of more than a million dollars he had received from the psychiatric drug industry. Dr. Biederman is…
Info Document Actions Print this The stress that military personnel are facing in Iraq and Afghanistan is leading a growing number of soldiers to seek help from mental health care professionals. In this article, Time Magazine’s Mark Thompson reveals that these soldiers in crisis face a serious lack of treatment alternatives. “America’s Medicated Army” Date…
Info Document Actions Print this M-POWER, a MindFreedom International sponsor group, stands up for the rights of the mentally ill in emergency rooms. “The Human Condition” Date Published: Jun 03, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Lee Hammel Source: TELEGRAM & GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA THE HUMAN CONDITIONBy Lee Hammel TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF Former Worcester resident…