MindFreedom Lane County

MindFreedom Lane County is very active in City and County levels to change the mental health system. Drop by the monthly First Wednesday Roundtable... Sign up for a public e-mail discussion list... participate in a variety of campaigns... volunteer. Check out the news here!

MindFreedom Lane County E-Lists by David W. Oaks — last modified 2006-12-28 12:17

Update 1: Get occasional public alerts about activity in Lane County, Oregon for human right and alternatives in the mental health system. Also announcing: an open public discussion list.

Lane First Steps by David W. Oaks — last modified 2006-12-13 05:51

A list of initial ways that Lane County mental health agencies can change to offer a greater range of choice for clients.

MindFreedom Lane County Agenda by David W. Oaks — last modified 2006-12-03 00:08

Draft of a proposed agenda by MindFreedom for a nonviolent revolution of mental health services in Lane County, Oregon, USA.

MF Lane County events by David W. Oaks — last modified 2006-12-28 11:09

Events related directly or indirectly to MindFreedom Lane County in Oregon, USA, and campaigns for human rights in the mental health system.

Those who know best get left out by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-05-29 17:06

Long time advocate and psychiatric survivor Drake Ewbank wrote this article in close collaboration with and on behalf of the Lane County Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Council.

City of Eugene by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-01-18 14:13

Information about MindFreedom Lane County activities and news specific to the City of Eugene.

Lane County Mental Health Consumer Council Bylaws by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-01-23 12:10

Lane County, Oregon, USA government has helped create a "mental health consumer" council to advise the mental health system. Representatives from agencies and organizations in the mental health field are encouraged to send a client representative to these monthly meetings. Here are the bylaws last revised on 27 December 2005 as an attached MS Word document

Overcoming child trauma by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-02-14 17:23

Article about new "Trauma Healing Project" in Eugene, Oregon, USA mentions MindFreedom International.

OPAL by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-07-30 16:11

OPAL network is an alliance of groups in Lane County, Oregon that support the voice, empowerment, and self-determination of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. Thanks much to LILA and many other groups for supporting this successful project. You are invited!

LILA by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-05-05 07:54

Lane Independent Living Alliance is a cross-disability independent living center based in Eugene, Oregon. LILA is working to support empowerment and self-determination and inclusion of people labeled with mental disabilities, including mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors.

Community Village Council Selection by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-07-08 22:07

MindFreedom participates in the Community Village of the Oregon Country Fair. Here is information from John Flannery of the Community Village about how the Community Village selects their leadership, which is called the Council.

The "Swiftboating" of a Mental Health Advocate by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-07-24 11:29

This is a news release issued by MindFreedom Lane County of Oregon, USA.

Ron Unger by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-10-21 16:24

Ron Unger is a full-time counselor in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Ron is coordinator of MindFreedom Lane County.

MindFreedom Lane County First Wednesday Round Table by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-11-01 17:08

Almost every first Wednesday of the month, at 5:30 pm, MindFreedom Lane County holds a public, free meeting with important news, presentation and open moderated discussion. The location is the community Round Table directly outside the MindFreedom office on the second floor of 454 Willamette, Suite 216, Eugene, Oregon, USA. Check to make sure the meeting is happening. All are welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

Request to Lane County Mental Health for Data on Empowerment by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-02-12 11:28

MindFreedom Lane County made a request to Lane County Commissioners for some basic data to help measure the rate of empowerment, self-determination and choice in the mental health system. The County Commissioners unanimously agreed this request for data was reasonable. The below request was made to Lane County Mental Health on 29 November 2007, with the agreement that at least some of the data would be provided by a two-month time-frame, on 29 January 2008.

MindFreedom Dialogue with LaneCare about Agenda by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-02-14 10:34

MindFreedom Lane County has been in dialogue with LaneCare about a 10 step program toward an agenda of empowerment and self-determination and choice in the mental health system. Ron Unger, coordinator of MindFreedom Lane County, has helped lead this dialogue. You may read some of the results here.

MindFreedom's dialogue with to Lane County about data on mental health. by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-02-21 15:53

In November 2007, MindFreedom leaders Ron Unger and David Oaks appeared before the Lane County Board of County Commissioners to make a request for data about empowerment, self-determination and coercion in the mental health system in Lane County. All five of the County Commissioners said they found the request reasonable, and that they would like to put these issues on the agenda. MindFreedom Lane County submitted a request for this data on 28 November 2007 to Al Levine, manager of Lane County Mental health, and Rob Rockstroh, director of Health & Human Services for Lane County. Update: 21 February 2008 the first data was sent by Al Levine to MindFreedom Lane County.

Guide to Empowerment in Mental Health in Lane County by Jeremy Bensman — last modified 2008-02-26 11:24

MindFreedom Lane County composed this brief guide to ways that mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors can begin to have more of a voice. Download, print out "back to back" as a two-sided flyer, and please distribute widely. This is not meant as a full list, if you have resources to submit please e-mail them to lane@mindfreedom.org. [Updated as of March. 2008]

Dr. Bhargavi Davar Presentation by Jeremy Bensman — last modified 2008-03-28 12:32

A poster, in PDF format, announcing a presentation by Dr. Bhargavi Davar: "Globalization of the Mental Health Industry: The View from India's Psychiatric Survivors"

Info about The Normathon skit in Lane County by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-04-19 13:02

Lane County, Oregon residents who are feeling a little crazy are invited to participate in the first annual Normathon, a peaceful free skit on Saturday, 17 May 2008, at 4 pm, Broadway & Willamette, Eugene, Oregon, USA.