Adam Bruckshaw Shield Alert

By Al Galves | October 23, 2025

HELP FREE ADAM BRUCKSHAW-LOVAINE FROM PSYCHIATRIC INCARCERATION AND FORCED DRUGGING IN ROCHDALE, ENGLAND Adam Bruckshaw-Iovaine (formerly known as Adam David Nugent) is currently being psychiatrically detained at Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale, England, and is being administered antipsychotic drugs against his will. Adam was initially forced into psychiatric detention under false pretenses by individuals with…

Shield Alert: Free Chris Bertonlino

By Nick Lawson | October 17, 2025

Please help Mr. Christopher Bertonlino by (1) contacting the key individuals at Community Bridges, Inc., responsible for his psychiatric incarceration and forced drugging and (2) attending his hearing on October 27 at 10 am Pacific Time/1 pm Eastern. (1) Contact the key individuals at Community Bridges, Inc., responsible for his psychiatric incarceration and forced drugging.…

Help Alicia Pointon Escape Psychiatric Imprisonment and Forced Drugging in the UK

By Al Galves | September 27, 2025

Help Alicia Pointon Escape Psychiatric Imprisonment and Forced Drugging in the UK   Alicia Pointon is locked up at Priory Hospital in Norwich, England.  She is being forcibly drugged with an antipsychotic.  Alicia has been “sectioned” as they call it in the United Kingdom.  Adding to her desperation is the fact that the hospital refuses…

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Shield alert: And Steiner, gender-diverse human rights activist, targeted for patient advocacy at Lemuel Shattuck.

By Al Galves | August 19, 2025

Urgent Update: Whistleblower And Steiner Still in Danger Despite Recent Concessions September 22, 2025: MindFreedom International (MFI) is pleased to report that, in response to our previous Shield Alert update, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital has allowed And Steiner to see a covering provider of their choice and assured that And’s requests are being taken seriously. However,…

Shield Update: Shona Taunton Freed!

By Al Galves | August 17, 2025

SHONA TAUNTON IS FREE, SAFE AT HOME 8/17/25  Shona Taunton has let us know she has been released from the hospital and is safe at home. She attributes her freedom partially to our effort on her behalf and is thankful for our support. Thanks so much to all of you who took the time and…

Shield alert: Dawn Dziuba released after over 10 years in St. Louis, Missouri, USA!

By Myra Kovary | July 3, 2025

Update: 7/3/2025 About a year ago, Dawn was put on a path to be released, in no small part due to her MindFreedom Shield alert, but she didn’t want us to announce it due to the possibility that her release could be compromised. We are pleased now to announce that she was released on July…

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Shield Alert: Free Shannon Callahan

By Myra Kovary | June 30, 2025

Free Shannon Callahan July 3, 2024 Update Shannon was so grateful for all the support at her hearing. Shannon is so beaten down, traumatized, and exhausted that she just wants all of this to be over. Her court-appointed lawyer took advantage of this and coerced Shannon into agreeing to the commitment. The lawyer told her…

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Shield Alert Update: You Stopped David Russell from being forcibly electroshocked

By Jim Gottstein | June 15, 2025

6/15/25.  David is in a less-restrictive “halfway house.” 2/21/25.  David just let us know he is back at the Intensive Residential Treatment Services facility. He was put on a 72-hour hold for blowing up and saying he was suicidal due to the guardian/conservator situation. 2/19/25.  The Account Hearing only lasted for around 5 minutes and…

Ricardo Aurello Sanchez Released from Providence Hospital in Portland Oregon! Thank You For Writing Letters!

By Sarah Smith | May 19, 2025

For original Shield alert, scroll down to 5/19/25 6/23/25 If you are signed up to receive Shield alerts, you know that Ricardo Sanchez was released unconditionally and allowed to return to his home community in Hermiston, Oregon. Ricardo asks that people no longer send letters and emails to the people but he would like to…

Desperate Mother in Denmark Begs for Help: “Save My Son!”

By Sarah Smith | February 18, 2025

Shield Update 2/19/2025 We have added contact information for individuals. Concerned individuals can now write. Scroll down to read under ‘Call to Action’ Shield Alert 1/21/2025 Free Artem: Sixteen-Year Old War Refugee Living in Denmark Institutionalized and Forcibly Drugged! On 1/20/2025, a U.S. federal holiday dedicated to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MindFreedom…