Shield Alert: William Mahler Freed 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, gender-diverse human rights activist, targeted for patient advocacy at Lemuel Shattuck.
Update: February 16th, 2025 1 Positive developments Since our last update we are pleased to report that And (pronouns it/its) has been transferred out of the dangerous forensic ward to Lemuel Shattuck Hospital where it has reported almost no harassment from patients in a 7 month period! Thank you MindFreedom Volunteers for your help in…
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,…
Shield alert: Lar L. forcibly drugged and institutionalized in Southampton, UK
Lar L. is an enrolled Shield member who is being psychiatrically incarcerated. She wants to live independently in the community without the threat of being forcibly drugged. She has had horrible traumatizing past experiences of being over-medicated and sedated. Currently, she is in a restricted psychiatric facility called Antelope House and she is being subjected…
Shield Alert: Defend Strawberry Hampton against abuse at Logan Correctional Center in Illinois
Strawberry Hampton is a Black transgender woman incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center for “crimes of poverty.” She has faced severe retaliation from her jailers for filing PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) reports and standing up for both herself and other women. MFI volunteer Lily Naha has organized an emergency fundraiser to raise legal funds for…
Raise the Shield with People Power! Make a Donation Today and Help us Raise $10,000 to Sustain MFI’s Shield!
Help Us Raise the Shield with People Power! MFI has launched a campaign to support the Shield, one of MFI’s signature programs. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to keep the Shield in operation until we can find a way of permanently endowing/sustaining it through people power. Without your help, we will not be able…
Fundraising Drive for the Shield
Support the MFI Shield: Stop Human Rights Abuses in Psychiatry! We are now raising funds for our Shield Campaign. MindFreedom International’s Shield advocates for people who have been deprived of their rights by the mental health system. These are rights to make the basic choices that many of us take for granted. With your help,…
Shield Alert: Update on David Italiano
See our latest update 6/28/2022: Still no independence for David Italiano. Update 6/12/2022: Our allies at Pennsylvania ADAPT and Roads to Freedom recently held a major demonstration this past Wednesday, June 8, at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. A recording of a livestream from one activist is available on Facebook here. Update from 18 May 2022: Update…
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