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,…
MindFreedom In Conjunction with Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living Center is Turning Up the Heat for Shield of David Italiano, in Pennsylvania. Sign the Petition to Find and Free David Today!
Updated 5/18/2022 Update for David Italiano Though it has been several months since MindFreedom International (MFI) in conjunction with Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living (RTFCIL) issued a Shield update on behalf of David Italiano, we are not giving up – not by a long shot! See our Call To Action below. Work on…
Shield Member, Siddharta Fisher to be released from Western State Hospital! Thank you for your calls, emails, letters!
Updated January 5, 2022 Reintegrating at last!! MFI was informed that page was in need of an update! Siddhartha’s discharge and integration back into the community did not go as smoothly as we had hoped (due to discrimination against Sidd’s family members and lack of housing options for psychiatric survivors) but she is now safely…
Shield Alert Update: The forced shocking of Brian Henley has been suspended! Hold off writing letters for now!
Update on 7/27/2021 Here is a recording of a voicemail left by Brian on the phone of Michele Diamond, when Brian learned that his Shield alert was successful and that he would be discharged MFI has confirmed that Brian was discharged. You can listen to Update on 7/14/21. Great news! The forced shocking of…
Shield: What It Is and Its Potential to Empower Us
Judi’s Room – An Educational Series hosted by MindFreedom International in Collaboration with “I Love You, Lead On!” Wednesday, May 26, 2021 6:00 PM ET 5:00 CT 4:00 MT 3:00 PT Pre-registration is required In the spirit of Judi Chamberlin, our Fifth educational series offers a free, online presentation and discussion which continues the monthly…
Jill Kesti taken by force from her home in Ontonogan County, MI and forcibly drugged
This alert was originally posted on May 7th 2021. It was later updated on June 21st and 29th 2021. Please help Shield member Jill Kesti obtain immediate release from Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Facility by calling or writing to the psychiatrist who aims to put her on a long-term injectable anti-psychotic drug, which Jill…
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Free Nikki Pons
FREE NIKKI PONS FROM LOCKUP IN MINNESOTA Nikki Pons is psychiatrically imprisoned and being forcibly drugged at Community Behavioral Health Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. According to Nikki, she was homeless in Fergus Falls and got into an altercation with a gang member who was trying to traffic her. The police intervened and she ended…
Updated: Shield Alert: End the harmful forced drugging and 6-year-long psychiatric incarceration of Lisa Espinosa
Please put an end to the harmful forced drugging and 6-year-long psychiatric incarceration of Lisa Espinosa Update – November 24, 2025: The public defender has still not returned Dr. Tasch’s calls. Please call Lisa’s public defender – William Mastrogiovanni – and ask him to communicate with Dr. Tasch so he can move forward with the…
Adam Bruckshaw Shield Alert
HELP FREE ADAM BRUCKSHAW-LOVAINE FROM PSYCHIATRIC INCARCERATION AND FORCED DRUGGING IN ROCHDALE, ENGLAND UPDATE – November 24, 2025: Adam sent the following message today: “Its been a rough ride. I’m surviving. As always, I appreciate your support.” Adam Bruckshaw-Iovaine (formerly known as Adam David Nugent) is currently being psychiatrically detained at Birch Hill Hospital in…
Shield Alert: Free Chris Bertonlino
Update, November 3, 2025: Mr. Bertonlino lost his court hearing. He continues to be psychiatrically confined at Community Bridges, Inc., and forcibly drugged. 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…
Help Alicia Pointon Escape Psychiatric Imprisonment and Forced Drugging in the UK
Help Alicia Pointon Escape Psychiatric Imprisonment and Forced Drugging in the UK Update – November 22, 2025: Alicia is still locked up at Priory Hospital in Norwich, England. She has a hearing coming up which we may be able to attend. We’ll keep you posted. Alicia Pointon is locked up at Priory Hospital in Norwich,…
Shield Update: Shona Taunton Freed!
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!
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…
Shield Alert: Free Shannon Callahan
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…
Shield Alert Update: You Stopped David Russell from being forcibly electroshocked
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…
Shield Alert: Free Kedrick Tucker from psychiatric imprisonment
Update: November 9, 2024 Kedrick’s treatment team is refusing to allow him to move up a level, which would give him more privileges. They claim this is because he sleeps too much, even though extreme lethargy is a side effect of the drugs he is being forced to take. Additionally, they still have not given…