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MindFreedom Board President, KK: Updates for 2025

By Sarah Smith | May 20, 2025

MindFreedom International Spring/Summer 2025 Update: Advocacy, Engagements, Actions & Exciting Announcements Dear MindFreedom Members, Supporters, and Allies, We’ve been incredibly busy laying the groundwork and actively implementing our ambitious 2025-2026 Strategic Plan, and this Spring/Summer 2025 update brings you news of our advocacy, engagements, new partnerships, calls to action, exciting event announcements, resources, and our…

Despite Hard Fight by Opponents – Oregon HB 2005 Expanding Civil Commitment in Oregon Passed!

By Sarah Smith | March 14, 2025

  Update 6/26/25 Dear Friend, Thank you for helping us oppose the expansion of civil commitment in Oregon! Despite our best efforts to the stop it, HB 2005 calling for the expansion of civil commitment in Oregon passed the Oregon House of Representatives, on June 25th. This is a sad day for people who seek…

MindFreedom Update: December 2024

By Sarah Smith | December 1, 2024

MINDFREEDOM INTERNATIONAL UPDATE: NOVEMBER – DECEMBER, 2024   Dear MindFreedom Members and Supporters: This is my last update as President.  Thanks to your support and the work of Board members, volunteers, our Chief Volunteer Sarah Smith and our part-time Office Manager Cara Venter, we made some progress in fulfilling our mission over the past two…

The MindFreedom Shield is a volunteer-driven mutual support network through which we organize public campaigns to advocate for the rights of individuals who are being subjected to psychiatric intervention without consent.

Shield Alert: Free Kedrick Tucker from psychiatric imprisonment

By Jim Gottstein | September 23, 2024

Update: November 9, 2024 Kedrick’s treatment team is refusing to allow him to move up a level, which would give…

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Shield Alert: Juba Mahiou Discharged, but Still Subjected to Forced Drugging

By Jim Gottstein | August 2, 2024

August 2, 2024 Update Juba Mahiou, a young immigrant to Quebec, was detained for over six months at the Centre…

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Judi’s Room is a free monthly educational event on topics related to mental health and disabilities that we host via Zoom with I Love You, Lead On. Each session usually features a presentation by expert panelists and an open-floor discussion.

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human rights activists Celia BrownCelia BrownCelia (1963-2022) was a psychiatric survivor and leader in the movement for human rights in mental health. Celia served on the MFI board for several years, including as MFI president. Celia led MFI's United Nations team and International committee. Celia is shown here speaking at an MFI protest directly in front of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. (Photo by Tom Olin)