Essay

The Manifesto of a Noncompliant Mental Patient: This excellent essay by psychiatric survivor member of MindFreedom International was first published in the Canadian publication Open Minds Quarterly. The author Aubrey Ellen Shomo is shown at left in below photo helping to staff the MindFreedom 'free space' at Alternatives 2007. Aubrey encourages you to re-distribute this far and wide saying, "spread it to the wind."
Aubrey Ellen Shomo (on left) & Friends: Aubrey Ellen Shomo (on left) is a MindFreedom member, shown here helping to staff the MindFreedom free space at the Alternatives 2007 conference.
MS Word Version for Download: "The Manifesto of a Noncompliant Mental Patient": For ease of re-distribution this is an MS Word version you may download of the excellent essay by a psychiatric survivor member of MindFreedom International. The essay was first published in the Canadian publication Open Minds Quarterly. Aubrey encourages you to re-distribute this far and wide saying, "spread it to the wind."
Journal Seeks Papers from Mental Health Consumers & Psychiatric Survivors: MindFreedom Members, Marcela Musgrove, Leticia Villarreal Sosa, and colleague Madalyn Marcus, are working on a special issue of The Journal of Participatory Medicine on Mental Health. They are seeking diverse perspectives from participatory research, opinion pieces, book reviews, writings by survivors/consumers, etc.

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Cindi Fisher, mother of psychiatric survivor

Cindi Fisher has fought for years for her son, who has experienced forced psychiatric drugging and other human rights violations in the State of Washington. She has even held protest fasts on her son's behalf (see photo of Day One). Cindi says: "In the past, advocating for my 33-year-old psychiatric survivor son over the years has been very frustrating and has sometimes felt hopeless! Now, as a member of MindFreedom, I feel I have the voice of thousands to join me. My effectiveness and awareness as an advocate has indeed multiplied a thousand times. Thank you David and MindFreedom for your many years of work to build such a powerful and empowering organization!"

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