In Memoriam

Commentaries on Virginia Tech and Mental Health by Mark T — last modified 2007-09-21 15:28

Four perspectives on the Virginia Tech shootings tragedy and mental health, from Access Press, June 10, 2007.

David Romprey by Jeremy Bensman — last modified 2008-07-31 13:10

Information about the life and work of David Romprey.

Terence McLaughlin by Jeremy Bensman — last modified 2008-07-31 12:16

Information about the life and work of Terence McLaughlin.

Anniversaries are for Remembering: David Hilton, Visionary Movement Leader by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-08-08 10:52

A friend reflects on the anniversary of the death of David Hilton of New Hampshire, a national leader in the mental health consumer/psychiatric survivor movement. David was also a long-time supporter of MindFreedom, and was a solidarity hunger-striker in the 2003 MindFreedom Fast for Freedom in Mental Health. .

Pete Shaughnessy, co-founder of Mad Pride concept by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-08-25 13:31

Here is information about the late Pete Shaughnessy of UK, a charismatic leader who is widely considered one of the founders of the Mad Pride concept.

Ruby Rogers by Jeremy Bensman — last modified 2009-02-28 20:06

Ruby Rogers, made famous in the landmark case Rogers v. Okin that helped to establish informed consent laws for psychiatric patients, has died. She was 71.

Kate Waterbury: 12/18/1942 to 2/18/2009 by David W. Oaks — last modified 2009-02-28 19:10

Kate Waterbury was a long-time supporter of MindFreedom International, and a friend of MFI director, David Oaks. Kate supported wholistic and empowering care not only in the mental health system, and in health care in general.

Al Siebert, alternative mental health psychologist and psychiatric survivor, dead at 75. by David W. Oaks — last modified 2009-09-27 23:56

Long-time MindFreedom member and supporter Al Siebert has died at the age of 75. Al was well known as a psychologist, author and lecturer on the topic of resiliency, and surviving even the most traumatic of events. His books on resiliency and mental health alternatives were very popular. What is less known is that Al as a graduate student experienced the psychiatric system and a diagnosis of "schizophrenia," but after a few days escaped the institution, and went on to his successful career. Once he was established, Al later self-published a little-known book about how he personally survived the psychiatric system.