http://www.mindfreedom.org A few of the mainstream and alternative media that have mentioned or covered MindFreedom International. daily 1 2006-11-10T18:36:04Z http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/mary-maddock-ireland-news.pdf The Irish Sunday World, on 17 July 2011, profiled Mary Maddock. Mary used to be a nun, and ended up getting forced electroshock, along with coerced psychiatric drugging on which she became dependent. Mary, with help from her husband Jim, got free of the psychiatric system, and founded MindFreedom Ireland. This is a one-page PDF of the story about Mary in this Irish publication. No publisher david 2011-07-18T04:37:44Z File http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/shawn-doherty Reporter Shawn Doherty wrote a very biased article about electroshock (electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) for her paper, Capitol Times in Wisconsin. She quotes five (5) credentialed experts in support of shock... and quotes zero (0) expert critics (though she mentions MindFreedom). The newspaper did publish letters by three MindFreedom members in response, including a mini-debate with the journalist. [Updated 8 August 2011.] No publisher david 2011-08-09T03:08:29Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/whitaker-pt Author/journalist Robert Whitaker was picked to keynote at the Alternatives Conference 2010, bringing together more than 1,000 mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. His topic: Challenging mental health industry hype that inflates the benefits of psychiatric pharmaceuticals. Federal funders pressured organizers to disinvite him, but MindFreedom organized a public campaign that successfully reversed that decision. Whitaker spoke, but the federal funders required another speaker as a rebuttal. Here, Whitaker describes this whole experience of speaking about the apparently taboo topic of questioning the psychiatric drug approach. No publisher david 2010-10-07T20:35:48Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/whitaker-rg Journalist and author Robert Whitaker wrote this column that was published in the main daily newspaper of Eugene, Oregon, USA, The Register-Guard. Whitaker mentions MindFreedom's work for human rights as a sign of hope. (In an event co-sponsored by MindFreedom and LaneCare, Whitaker speaks in Eugene on 8/20/10, free.) No publisher david 2010-08-16T03:46:16Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/areford-whitaker Chuck Areford, a long-time mental health worker in Lane County, Oregon, wrote this column challenging the current drug-oriented model of the mental health system. The column was published by the Eugene Weekly, which is the second-biggest newspaper in Lane County, Oregon. Chuck is a long-time member and supporter of MindFreedom International. No publisher david 2010-08-16T03:44:37Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/torch-dsm The Torch is the newspaper for Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, USA. After student columnist Haydenn Harper was widely criticized for his language in an article he wrote for the Torch about allegedly "crazy" people he saw on the bus, he investigated the topic of psychiatric labeling with several interviews, including with David Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International. Harper looks into the origins of labeling via the psychiatry's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, also known as the DSM. No publisher david 2010-06-11T15:16:37Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/salon-whitaker This Alternet interview with Robert Whitaker, author of the book Anatomy of an Epidemic, is by Bruce Levine. Bob's book praises MindFreedom's activism, and the interview touches on MFI's work and views. No publisher david 2010-04-30T00:12:36Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/eugene-weekly-alternative-mental-health The weekly newspaper for Eugene, Oregon covered the topic of alternatives to psychiatric drugs, quoting MindFreedom activists Ron Unger and David Oaks several times. No publisher david 2010-02-12T00:24:40Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/examiner-oaks Electroshock, Oregon, mental health, and MindFreedom are all topics of a three-part interview with MindFreedom director David Oaks that was run in the Portland Examiner, on 19 January 2010. No publisher david usa 2010-03-15T22:29:15Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/oaks-eugene The daily newspaper for Eugene, Oregon, USA -- The Register-Guard -- ran an "op ed" guest column by David W. Oaks, Director of MindFreedom International, about a recent City of Eugene City Council resolution that was recently adopted. Resolution 4989 promotes more choice in mental health -- including more non-drug choices for full recovery -- as a human right. Today is also the 61st Human Rights Day, marking the signing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. No publisher david 2009-12-10T22:46:13Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/irish-ect One of the main Irish newspapers covered the campaign by MindFreedom Ireland, Mad Pride Ireland and others to stop forced electroshock in Ireland. Mary Maddock -- shock survivor and board member of MindFreedom International -- is also featured, along with her husband Jim, who are co-authors of the book Soul Survivor. No publisher david 2009-12-07T18:00:59Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/utne-david-oaks Utne Reader magazine periodically names "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World." A psychiatric survivor activist - David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International - is named as one of these visionaries in Utne's November/December 2009 issue, which hits the stands now. No publisher david mfi 2012-07-17T22:36:46Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/oregonian-mental-health-death MindFreedom broke the news about a suspicious death inside Oregon State Hospital on 17 October 2009. Here, the largest state daily newspaper, The Oregonian, talks about the death, and cites MindFreedom's concerns. No publisher david 2009-10-21T23:33:40Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/hoopes-ect A brief article about a work group that is considering changes to Minnesota law about involuntary electroshock. The article, published by a Minnesota disability group, mentions that MindFreedom helped get the ball rolling because of a campaign to support the efforts of Ray Sandford to stop his forced outpatient electroshock. So far that campaign has been successful. The article is by attorney Pamela Hoopes who is the Legal Director at the Minnesota Disability Law Center, which is the federally-funded 'protection and advocacy' for that state. Ms. Hoopes also co-chairs the work group with Maureen Marrin, who directs the Minnesota Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Network. Based on the article, the work group is apparently considering a "definite time limit" on court-ordered forced electroshock, similar to laws in five other states. No publisher david 2009-10-13T15:01:01Z Article http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/abc-tv-primetime-mad-pride On 25 August 2009, ABC-TV national television ran a story on MAD PRIDE on their Primetime "Outsider" show. Several mental health advocates, including MindFreedom director David Oaks, were interviewed. Here is the text from their online summary of the story, in two parts. No publisher david 2009-09-28T04:03:44Z Article