Category Archives: mental health advocacy

Jim Gottstein on “A Human Rights Lawyer’s Perspective on the Mental Health System”

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

Published on Oct 30, 2012 by Jim Gottstein On October 28, 2012, Jim Gottstein was the Honoree at the annual national conference of the United States Chapter of the International Society for the Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS-US).  … Continue reading →

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Drugging Our Children: Legal and Moral Issues by Attorney Jim Gottstein

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

About ISEPP Board Member James Gottstein: James Gottstein, Esq., J.D. A Harvard Law School graduate, Mr. Gottstein has been practicing law in Alaska for over 30 years. Since it’s founding in late 2002, he has devoted the bulk of his … Continue reading →

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Aki Imai at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association: Life after Labels

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Published on May  9, 2012 by     jimgotts Aki Imai at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012 in Philadelphia, PA.   Aki Imai is a 25 years-old Japanese graduate student who studies Clinical Psychology in Ohio.  Aki acts as an ally to … Continue reading →

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ISEPP Board Member Jim Gottstein at Occupy the American Psychiatriic Association

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Published on May 10, 2012 by     jimgotts Jim Gottstein at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, May 5, 2012.  Psychiatric survivor, James B. (Jim) Gottstein, Esq. is president and CEO of the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights® whose mission is to mount a strategic … Continue reading →

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David Oaks at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012: Nothing can stop a “spirited” advocate

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Published on May  6, 2012 by     jimgotts David Oaks, Director of MindFreedom International rallies his troops at the Occupy the American Psychiatric Association rally before marching on psychiatry.

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A Message from PsychRights Attorney James B. Gottstein, Esq.

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Hello, I had the opportunity to video Dorothy Dundas yesterday and just posted it on YouTube under the title “Dorothy Dundas — Why I’m Going To Occupy Psychiatry“.  I think it is well worth watching. I hope you agree and … Continue reading →

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ISEPP RESPONSE TO ABC/GAO REPORT ON FOSTER CHILDREN

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

The International Society for Ethical Psychiatry and Psychology (ISEPP) congratulates ABC News for their December 2011 investigative report about the excessive use of behavioral drugs for children in foster care. We also acknowledge the yearlong investigation by Brinda Adhikari, Joan Martelli, … Continue reading →

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Disable Bullying: Lauren Potter (Glee Star) Speaks Out

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Youtube Credits:  Uploaded by AbilityPathChannelon Feb 15, 2011 Lauren Potter of Glee and her mother Robin Sinkhorn speak out against the bullying of children with special needs.  If you’re inspired by their words, we invite you to join them by … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Child Advocacy Event: Third Annual Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Gabriel Myers April 16, 2012

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Uploaded by CCHRfloridaon Feb 22, 2012 CLEARWATER, FL:  This is the story of Gabriel Myers: On April 16, 2009, 7-year-old Gabriel Myers apparently hanged himself in the residence of his foster parents. In February and March 2009, Gabriel experienced a … Continue reading →

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ISEPP Member shares value of PBS documentary U.S. Health Care: The Good News

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Hello, I would like to share a link to this documentary as one of the few sane and doable solutions to the problems faced by psychiatry and health care in general. Again most of the problems discussed and lamented but never actually addressed … Continue reading →

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Tampa Bay’s 10 News Investigation ignites a massive stir: Child Advocates will stand together on April 16, 2012 to Keep the Fire Burning

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1 By Maria Mangicaro TAMPA, FL. – Tampa Bay’s 10 News investigation, “Kids in foster care 3 times more likely to get dangerous drugs”, ignited a fired-up, “CYA“ response from Florida’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) earlier this week. The facts presented by news investigator … Continue reading →

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Forced Mental Health in Australia

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Dr. Breeding interviews Ryan, a psychiatric survivor, about his experiences with mental health treatment and ACT. Visit Dr. Breeding’s Website at http://www.wildestcolts.com This video was produced by Psychetruth http://www.psychetruth.net http://www.youtube.com/psychetruth http://www.twitter.com/psychetruth http://www.facebook.com/psychetruth http://www.myspace.com/psychtruth © Copyright 2012 Target Public Media, LLC. … Continue reading →

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Dr. Daniel Fisher: Executive Director of the National Empowerment Center

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Daniel B. Fisher, M.D., Ph.D, Executive Director of the National Empowerment Center. Dr. Dan Fisher received his BA from Princeton University, his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin, and his M.D. from George Washington University. He is a … Continue reading →

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Talk of the Nation: Should Patients See Their Doctors’ Notes? There are some special concerns among psychiatrists.

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

  Posted by: Maria Mangicaro January 5, 2012 From NPR Talk of the Nation:  More than 90 percent of patients in one survey said they’d want to know what doctors write in their charts.  The majority of doctors, though, are … Continue reading →

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Peter Lehmann on Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Dear Friends, I want to inform you that I have the article “Early warning signs of chronic or lethal diseases due to the administration of neuroleptics” now on the internet:  http://www.peter-lehmann-publishing.com/articles/lehmann/pdf/warningsigns.pdf In October 2011, during the ISEPP-conference in California, I was at the Alternatives-Conference … Continue reading →

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