MFI letter to Highlander about MLK, IAACM & Kristina Yates

Info Highlander is an educational center that has helped train luminaries including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. MindFreedom has held two international strategy conferences there. On 1 September 2007 a thousand people are at Highlander celebrating their 75th anniversary. Among the volunteers is MindFreedom activist Kristina Yates, whose heritage lies not far from…

Mother Jones Exposes “School of Shock”

Info MindFreedom salutes Mother Jones magazine for publishing a very important investigation of abuse of youth in today’s mental health system. Journalist Jennifer Gonnerman has extensively examined the infamous Rotenberg Center that uses electrical pain to try to change the behavior of troubled youth. Photo by Mother Jones in School of Shock article. See the…

Belgium Psychiatric Survivor Group Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Info The following news announcement was forwarded by European Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP) about one of their member groups in Belgium, UilenSpiegel, which is celebrating their 10th anniversary. UilenSpiegel is also planning a Mad Pride celebration. Dan Taylor, secretary from MindFreedom Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Africa, intends to attend. European Network…

peer support

Info peer support Peer mutual support is now proven through studies to, in many circumstances, add to the likelihood of recovery following a diagnosis with some mental health problems. USA Issues Guidelines on Medicaid Funding of Peer Support On 15 August 207, the huge USA federal funding agency Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…

Activist Freed From Psychiatric Clinic

Info Document Actions Print this Associated Press reports in Moscow Times that Larisa Arap is freed following a visit by a government commission. Public pressure may have played a role in that investigation. Activist Freed From Psychiatric Clinic Source: The Associated Press Original article: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/08/21/014.html openwiki.org.ua Larisa Arap Amember of an opposition group led by…

US psychologists weigh ban on Guantanamo interrogations

Info Document Actions Print this Background article by Associated Press from before the American Psychological Association vote on interrogation techniques. US psychologists weigh ban on Guantanamo interrogations Date Published: Aug 18, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Sudhin Thanawal Source: The Associated Press SANFRANCISCO: The largest U.S. group of psychologists is to decide Sundaywhat role, if any,…

US Psychologists Scrap Interrogation Ban

Info Document Actions Print this This AP report says the American Psychological Association voted down a measure that would have prohibited members from assisting “interrogators.” Intead the group voted for a resolution restricting the manner in which members participated in interrogations. US Psychologists Scrap Interrogation Ban Date Published: Aug 20, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Sudhin…