On June 13, 2022, MindFreedom International was very fortunate to be able to sit down with a wonderful delegation from the Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) at our office in Eugene, Oregon, USA. WILD is an amazing project convened by the great folks at Mobility International USA (MIUSA). Delegates from WILD met with…
Info Mindfreedom Ghana and other advocates participated in the Street March in Cape Coast Central Region, Ghana as part of their activities to mark World Mental Health Day 2015. Mindfreedom Ghana and other advocates participated in the Street March in Cape Coast Central Region, Ghana as part of their activities to mark World Mental Health…
Info Special thanks to Celia Brown for collecting these notes from last summer’s successful Creative Revolution conference at the Wisdom House in Connecticut. This past summer July 24-27. 2014. The Choices Committee of MindFreedom International had a successful conference that was attended by over 100 people. The conference was held at Wisdom House in Litchfield, Connecticut.…
Info MindFreedom would love to hear about your interest. We plan on developing a network of natural health and advocacy allies and starting a dialog to see how we can work together. I love the Mad Pride Movement my dear friend, DavidOaks–and many others like him–have helped to nurture and grow across the globethese past…
Info Please read the appeal letter from Celia Brown, MindFreedom Board President, to raise urgently needed funds to keep office space for MindFreedom Ghana open. Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am trying to help one of our affiliates, MindFreedom Ghana to raise money for their new office. They are in need of $10,050 for rent.…
Info MindFreedom International is initiating an extensive 2 year training program in New York City with Dr. Kate Hudgins, the originator of the Therapeutic Spiral Model (TSM) for International Certification in her worldwide highly acclaimed, non-medical, trauma informed, strength based model of action methods. Training and International Certification now available for Therapeutic Spiral Model…
Info Join us in signing this important online petition by National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy petitioning The U.S. House of Representatives… change.org petition now online! Helping families in Mental Health Crisis Act doesn’t help people with psychiatric disabilities–it hurts them and their families!The bill eliminates legal advocacy on behalf of people with psychiatric…
Info MFI Book Club starting up: Sign up today for a special MFI Book Club Talk discussion group! Join the MFI-Mad Market Book Club today! MindFreedom International is excited to announce the launch of a new Online MFI Book Club in December! Each month we will feature a new book from our MadMarket for review…
Info Israeli District Court Judge, Gidon Ginat, rules that electroshock treatments will not be administered against the patient’s will, including not during forced hospitalization in a closed ward of a psychiatric hospital. The judge cited patients not receiving adequate legal representation, as well as potential problems with how they determine a person to be “dangerous,”…
Info The Open Paradigm Project: Testimonials of Hope From People who Rejected Psychiatric Diagnoses Michael Therrien, Jr., one of many interviews These stories coincide with the American Psychiatric Association’s rollout of its latest revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). In light of National Institute of Mental Health director Thomas Insel’s…