Dawn Dziuba is being forcibly drugged and detained at St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center, yet was never convicted of a crime

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Shield Update for Dawn Dziuba: 9/26/23 Latest news Thank you once again to everyone who has been keeping in touch with Dawn and/or advocating on her behalf by contacting the individuals involved in her case. It is still imperative that we keep up the pressure because staff at the Forensic Treatment Center are continuing to…

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New Senate Bill Under Consideration by Oregon Legislature will create more choices for individuals receiving in-patient psychiatric care. Read about the bill and take action today to promote more choices in the mental health system!

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Ann Kasper, MA, PSS, an activist with MindFreedom Oregon, sent us information about an important bill under consideration called Senate Bill 686 (SB686) for the 2021 State or Oregon legislative session. The bill states that anyone who is in a locked psychiatric facility in Oregon (such as a psychiatric hospital unit or secure psychiatric housing) has the…

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MFI Informs National Council for Independent Living About the Need for Informed Consent and Supported Decision Making in Congregate Living Facilities. Read Full Letter HERE

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Shield and Intersectional Rights Protection An Update from the NCIL Mental Health Subcommittee  Successful comics can be particularly good at recognizing what hovers below the illusions that most of us accept as unchallenged reality. The late George Carlin exposes one of the myths that many of us accept. He riffs that it is comforting to…