Shield Alert: Stop David Russell from being forcibly electroshocked
July 15, 2024 Update David has now been electroshocked ten times against his will. 1. June 13, 2024 2. June 14, 2024 3. June 17, 2024 4. June 19, 2024 5. June 24, 2024 6. July 1, 2024 7. July 3, 2024 8. July 5, 2024 9. July 9, 2024 10. July 12, 2024 David…
MindFreedom Shield Update: Juba Discharged, but Still Subject to Forced Drugging
Juba Discharged, but Still Subject to Forced Drugging July 15, 2024. Juba has been freed from the CISSS de Laval institution in Quebec! It is unknown to what extent the MindFreedom Shield Alert might have resulted in freeing Juba, but he was locked up for five or six months before his Alert went out and…
MindFreedom Shield Alert: Stop the Forced Drugging of Donna Jeans
Update: Correction to E-mail Address July 12, 2022. The e-mail address we sent out earlier is incorrect. It is missing a period. The correct address is practice3.bridlington@nhs.net. We profusely apologize for our mistake. If you previously sent an e-mail to the wrong address we would be grateful if you could resend it to the correct address. STOP THE…
Shield Alert: Marcela Freed!!
Marcela Freed!! Marcela was freed just a few hours after we started putting pressure on them! She believes it got her freed. Thank you to everyone who supported Marcela!! Free Marcela Musgrove from psychiatric imprisonment in South Carolina! Marcela Musgrove is being held against her will at Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital in Conway, South Carolina.…
MindFreedom Shield Alert: Jill Kresti Freed! . . . But
Jill Kesti Freed! . . . But July 3, 2024. Jill has been freed! She just got home from a 13.5 hour drive. She has a good friend who drove her home at her own expense. We suspect she would have otherwise been dumped onto the streets 600 miles from her home. Jill believes she…
Shield Alert: Free William Mahler from psychiatric imprisonment in Massachusetts
We Won! May 29, 2024. It is a perhaps a stretch to say we won, but William was ordered freed after the hearing at which at least 15 MindFreedom Shield supporters of William attended by Zoom. Unlike most lawyers in these cases, starkly demonstrated by the ones before William’s, Tamara Barney did a terrific job…
Harmful legislation alert: Oppose Idaho bill allowing 12-year-olds to be electroshocked
Update: Revised Bill Passes April 8, 2024. The amended bill passed both the House and the Senate on April 3rd and the Governor signed it on April 8th. It is set to go into effect July 1st. Update: Not Dead Yet? March 28, 2024. There was a series of procedural moves resulting in an amendment…
Shield alert: And Steiner forced to endure assault at institution in Boston, MA, USA after reporting patient abuse and transgender discrimination
Update: March 21st, 2024 Latest News 1. Positive developments In response to a series of emails addressed to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) and their Adult Clinical Community Services (ACCS), in which And Steiner (pronouns: it/its) and its many advocates expressed concern about DMH’s plans to forcibly and prematurely discharge And…
Shield alert: Dawn Dziuba indefinitely institutionalized against will for over 9 years in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Update: 10/22/2023 Latest news Dawn continues to receive monthly injections of Abilify against her will. Sean Rapp, her court-appointed guardian and the public administrator of the city of St. Louis, has made no effort to challenge this violation of her rights. Missouri’s Protection and Advocacy for People with Mental Illness (PAIMI) agency has received numerous…
Anonymous disabled Black man in Lahaina, Hawaii, USA asks for Shield members’ help
“D” is a visionary, community organizer and coach, living in Lahaina, Maui. He is also a MindFreedom International member and a disabled Black trauma survivor. In 2016, he was catastrophically injured in a car accident involving an Uber driver. The accident severed his spine, and despite several reconstructive surgeries, he was left with chronic pain,…