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Shield alert: And Steiner forced to endure assault at institution in Boston, MA, USA after reporting patient abuse and transgender discrimination

Front PageBy Sarah Smith March 21, 2024 Leave a comment

Update: March 21st, 2024 Latest News 1. Positive developments In response to a series of emails addressed to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) and their Adult Clinical Community Services (ACCS), in which And Steiner (pronouns: it/its) and its many advocates expressed concern about DMH’s plans to forcibly and prematurely discharge And…

Shield alert: Dawn Dziuba indefinitely institutionalized against will for over 9 years in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Front PageBy Sarah Smith September 21, 2023 6 Comments

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…

Mad Pride Day celebration needs volunteers in Battery Park, Burlington, Vermont

Front PageBy Sarah Smith July 10, 2023

2023 Vermont Mad Pride, which is just around the corner, on Saturday, July 15th in Burlington, Vermont, needs volunteers to make the event the most successful ever. First, register to attend HERE. (Then register to volunteer below.)Volunteers receive free, volunteer t-shirts, lunch, and the camaraderie of like-minded folks.We need volunteers to help with the following:…

Judi’s Room – Wed. June 7 to Feature Special Guest Dr. Bill Bronston, The Man Who Shut Down the Notorious “Willowbrook” Institution

Front PageBy Sarah Smith May 24, 2023

Judi’s Room for June 2023 Special Featured Guest Dr. William Bronston, The Man Who Helped Close Willowbrook On June 7, at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT), I Love You, Lead On and MindFreedom International will present Dr. William Bronston, who spent three years as a staff physician at the infamous Willowbrook State School…

Judi’s Room: Wednesday, February 1st, 6:00 PM Eastern. Topic is “Judi Chamberlin!”

Front PageBy Sarah Smith January 26, 2023

Join us for the first Judi’s Room of 2023! Wednesday Feb. 1st, 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern & Atlantic Standard 6 AM Eastern Australia, 12 PM Hawaii, 7 PM Brazil Standard, 11 PM in Ireland & UK Preregistration is required. To register click HERE Judi’s Room…

Webinar: Student Mental Health Rights

Front Page, webinarsBy Moofy July 27, 2022

Join us for our upcoming webinar: Student Mental Health Rights Lived Experience, Action and Awareness on College Campuses RESCHEDULED New date to be announced soon! Thanks to everyone who has expressed support or registered so far! Unfortunately due to sudden technical issues at our host location, we have to reschedule this important webinar to make…

Raise the Shield with People Power! Make a Donation Today and Help us Raise $10,000 to Sustain MFI’s Shield!

Front Page, shieldBy Sarah Smith July 12, 2022

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…

Keris Myrick, Karin Jervert, Robert Whitaker and Rob Wipond Discuss the Suicide Prevention Industry: Next Judi’s Room

Front Page, I Love You Lead On, Judi's RoomBy Sarah Smith May 25, 2022

Viewing the Suicide Prevention Industry Through a Critical Lens A Recording is Now Available HERE Keris Jän Myrick, Karin Jervert, Robert Whitaker, and Rob Wipond will present on the topic of the suicide prevention industry this week, Wednesday, June 1st at 3:00 pm Pacific, 6:00 pm Eastern. Each Panelist will have twenty minutes to present.…

Informed Consent: Topic of Upcoming Judi’s Room featuring Roxanne Stewart-Johnson, Producer of ‘Psychiatric Refugee’

Front Page, I Love You Lead On, Judi's RoomBy Sarah Smith April 21, 2022

Judi’s Room “Informed Consent: Legally Requiring Medical Providers in Canada to Disclose Known Risks of ‘Anti-Psychotics’ to their Patients” May 4, 2022 6-8 EST, 5-7 CT, 4-6 MT, 3-5 PT To Register Click HERE Last year, MFI was proud to host a film screening of a documentary entitled Psychiatric Refugee by Roxanne Stewart-Johnson,…

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!

Front Page, shieldBy Sarah Smith March 10, 2022 64 Comments

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…

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