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Up one levelUSA legislator McDermott holds hearings on foster care psychiatric drugging.
Hearings are being held in US Congress on 8 May 2008 about the abuse of foster care youth by psychiatric drugging.
WVMHCA challenges bigoted name of psychiatric institution
A private owner of a psychiatric institution wants to re-name the facility its original, offensive name of "Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum." The West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association (WVMHCA), a sponsor group in MindFreedom International, spoke in the press against this bigoted name.
An Insider's Opinion Regarding What's Going on at the FDA
This is a commentary by an individual who works as a review for the US Food & Drug Administration. He identifies himself as a whistleblower about abuse by the psychiatric industry involving genetic testing. The opinions expressed are those of the author.
AlterNet: Are Antidepressants Faith-Based Treatment?
Psychologist Bruce Levine, longtime member of MindFreedom, evaluates the science behind claims that antidepressants work far better than other alternatives, in this article published by AlterNet.
PBS Exposes Psychiatric Drugging of USA Children
Public television's "Frontline" is airing a show Tuesday, 8 January 2008, on the psychiatric drugging of USA children, particularly with the super-powerful "antipsychotic" or neuroleptic drugs.
Advocates Celebrate International Disabled Persons Day by Launching Treaty Ratification Campaign
MindFreedom International had a team led by board president Celia Brown inside the United Nations for several years working with disability groups from all over the world. The result: A United Nations treaty on disability rights. But now that treaty needs to be ratified by nations all over the world. Disability activists have created a campaign to win that ratification.
A plan for a national mental health consumers memorial
Mental health consumer Larry Fricks describes a campaign to build a USA national memorial in Washington, DC in memory of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors.
ACLU Lawsuit: "ICE Drugging Detainees Set for Deportation"
CNN covers the story that the American Civil Liberties Union is suing over forced psychiatric drugging of immigrants facing deportation.
Fight for Human Rights in Virginian Mental Health System
Alison Hymes describes a battle for human rights in the mental health system in Virginia that she says could impact other states.
Katie Couric investigates death of Rebecca Riley
On the CBS television show "60 Minutes" on 30 September 2007, Katie Couric looks into the death of four-year-old Rebecca Riley who was given multiple psychiatric drugs after being diagnosed "bipolar." The parents were charged with murder.
Mother Jones Exposes "School of Shock"
MindFreedom salutes Mother Jones magazine for publishing a very important investigation of abuse of youth in today's mental health system. Journalist Jennifer Gonnerman has extensively examined the infamous Rotenberg Center that uses electrical pain to try to change the behavior of troubled youth.
USA Issues Guidelines on Medicaid Funding of Peer Support
On 15 August 207, the huge USA federal funding agency Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a long-awaited guideline about their funding of peer support mental health services.
Debate on forced outpatient psychiatric drugging
National Public Radio's show "Justice Talking" featured discussions with representatives of 'both sides of the story' about the issue of involuntary psychiatric drugging of people out in their own neighborhoods and homes using court orders.
War Mad Easy DVD: Benefit for MFI
A new documentary on DVD challenges the way the corporate media can control the minds of the population. Purchase of this DVD is also a benefit for MindFreedom International.
Making a push for better care: Protesters march to bring attention to mental health services
This newspaper article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on 30 July 2007 covers the Freedom Center's Bed Push and "Escape from Psychiatry" to celebrate Mad Pride!
ICSPP conference line-up
Here's the latest schedule for the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology conference in October 2007, with information provided by ICSPP as of 25 July 2007. ICSPP is a sponsor group of MindFreedom. Please note this conference is organized by ICSPP and not MFI. Any changes or feedback, please directly contact ICSPP.
Darby Penney on New York State and Forced Electroshock
Long-time psychiatric survivor activist Darby Penney attended a "Recipient Affairs" meeting of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). As a former insider with OMH, Darby has a unique perspective about their aggressive pursuit of and defense of forced electroshock over the expressed wishes of the subject.
Stop Forced Shock! Speak out at July 2007 public hearings in New York State!
You can speak out at four (4) public hearings in the next two weeks in New York State to oppose their practice of giving forced, involuntary electroshock over the expressed wishes of the subject!
Attorney loses battle to stop Simone D forced electroshock
2 July 2007 update: Simone D. has had more then 200 forced electroshocks. The State of New York went to court to give even more. Simone D.'s attorney, Dennis Feld, fought valiantly. But the courts agreed to order even more forced electroshock. Electroshock is also known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT.
MFI Conference/Retreat
The 2007 conference/retreat is over. But you can read about it here. This is information for pre-registered participants in the Creative Revolution in Healing conference/retreat 12 to 15 July 2007. Pre-registration was required and capacity for the conference was reached more than two months before the event.
