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MindFreedom Board President, KK: Updates for 2025

By Sarah Smith | May 20, 2025

MindFreedom International Spring/Summer 2025 Update: Advocacy, Engagements, Actions & Exciting Announcements Dear MindFreedom Members, Supporters, and Allies, We’ve been incredibly busy laying the groundwork and actively implementing our ambitious 2025-2026 Strategic Plan, and this Spring/Summer 2025 update brings you news of our advocacy, engagements, new partnerships, calls to action, exciting event announcements, resources, and our…

Despite Hard Fight by Opponents – Oregon HB 2005 Expanding Civil Commitment in Oregon Passed!

By Sarah Smith | March 14, 2025

  Update 6/26/25 On June 16, 2025, Oregon’s HB 2467, which sought to expand civil commitment, was incorporated into an omnibus bill, HB 2005. This broader bill also included changes to Oregon’s “Aid and Assist” laws, changes being made to address the growing patient census at Oregon State Hospital which is currently under federal investigation…

MindFreedom Update: December 2024

By Sarah Smith | December 1, 2024

MINDFREEDOM INTERNATIONAL UPDATE: NOVEMBER – DECEMBER, 2024   Dear MindFreedom Members and Supporters: This is my last update as President.  Thanks to your support and the work of Board members, volunteers, our Chief Volunteer Sarah Smith and our part-time Office Manager Cara Venter, we made some progress in fulfilling our mission over the past two…

The MindFreedom Shield is a volunteer-driven mutual support network through which we organize public campaigns to advocate for the rights of individuals who are being subjected to psychiatric intervention without consent.

Judi’s Room is a free monthly educational event on topics related to mental health and disabilities that we host via Zoom with I Love You, Lead On. Each session usually features a presentation by expert panelists and an open-floor discussion.

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human rights activists Celia BrownCelia BrownCelia (1963-2022) was a psychiatric survivor and leader in the movement for human rights in mental health. Celia served on the MFI board for several years, including as MFI president. Celia led MFI's United Nations team and International committee. Celia is shown here speaking at an MFI protest directly in front of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. (Photo by Tom Olin)