Shield Alert: Free Joan Aufderheide from unlawful incarceration at an all-male forensic ward at Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center

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Shield Alert for Joan Aufderheide in Farmington, Missouri, USA   Overview Joan Aufderheide is an elderly person with disabilities and the only woman at a 22-person forensic ward at Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center (SMMHC) in Farmington, Missouri, where she has been forcibly incarcerated for the past two years and counting. Her therapist, licensed psychologist…

Shield Alert: Free Jake Howeth from forced Haldol injections under Assertive Community Treatment in Portland, Oregon

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Shield Alert for Jake Howeth in Portland, Oregon, USA   Overview Jacob “Jake” Howeth is a thirty-three year old resident of Portland, Oregon who has been living independently in his own apartment for several years under a limited guardianship. Recently he voluntarily admitted himself to Unity Center for Behavioral Health while experiencing an extreme state…

Monthly Update: June 2024

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News for the Month of June 2024 By Al Galves, President of the Board of Directors of MindFreedom International     Overview We’re moving forward. The MindFreedom Shield Program has been rejuvenated through the work of a bunch of terrific volunteers led by Jim Gottstein with back-end assistance by staff member Cara V. Judi’s Room…