Category Archives: MindFreedom International

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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Frank Blankenship at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012, Philadelphia

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Published on May  9, 2012 by     jimgotts Frank Blankenship at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012, Philadelphia. Frank is a long-time activist, blogger and protester for human rights in the mental health system, and founder of MindFreedom Florida. Frank chairs … Continue reading →

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Robert Whitaker on Imagining A Different Future in Mental Health, Philadelphia May 6, 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Published on May  7, 2012 by     jimgotts Robert Whitaker, author of the acclaimed books, Mad in America, and Anatomy of an Epidemic,  speaks about how the data shows, we could have far better outcomes for people diagnosed with mental illness … 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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Adina Lambert of ISEPP at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Published on May  6, 2012 by     jimgotts Adina Lambert of the International Society for Ethical Psychiatry and Psychology talks at the Occupy the American Psychiatric Association rally before the march on psychiatry.  http://www.facebook.com/events/136489093124199/ The ISEPP 2012 conference, “Alternatives to Biological … Continue reading →

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Psychiatric Labels and they DSM 5: “We all have stories to tell”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Posted by Maria Mangicaro Ted Chabasinski at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012  Published on May  7, 2012 by     jimgotts Ted Chabasinski, gives a moving talk at the Occupy the American Psychiatric Association rally before marching on psychiatry. http://www.facebook.com/events/136489093124199/ “This … Continue reading →

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Update from Law Project for Psychiatric Rights

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights) is a non-profit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) public interest law firm whose mission is to mount a strategic legal campaign against forced psychiatric drugging and electroshock in the United States akin to what Thurgood … Continue reading →

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The Spiritual Gift of Madness: The Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement by Seth Farber

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Posted by  Maria Mangicaro The Spiritual Gift of Madness: The Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement by Seth Farber (Foreword by Kate Millett). Seth Farber recently announced his new book The Spiritual Gift of Madness … Continue reading →

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Erick Fabris, on “Tranquil Prisons”

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Youtube Credits:  Uploaded by hughlondonon Nov 16, 2011 Erick Fabris is the author of a new book on the controversy of court-ordered forced psychiatric drugging of people in their own homes. After being forcibly treated in Vancouver in 1993, Erick … Continue reading →

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Member of MindFreedom, describing coercive psychiatry in Australia

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Ryan is a resident of Australia who survived 14-months of an incredible type of involuntary psychiatric drugging: Forced home drugging. Ryan describes the problems with coercive psychiatry in that country, in very passionate and penetrating words. In Australia, a psychiatrist … Continue reading →

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CRUSADER FOR MORE FORCED PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS is Stumped by MFI Question

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Public relations professional D. J. Jaffe is one of the most extreme and outrageous proponents of changing laws to make it easier to force us to take psychiatric drugs against our will, even living at home. The Washington Times recently … Continue reading →

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David Oaks: Where’s Your Canoe? Uniting the Many Islands in Our Movement for Deep Change in Mental Health

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

David W. Oaks, is the Director of MindFreedom International and has been a psychiatric survivor human rights activist since 1976. David Oaks will be presenting at the ISEPP 2011 Conference while reflecting back on 35 years of mental health activism.

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MindFreedom International News Briefs

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

BELOW you see more than a dozen brief news items, calendar events, links to articles, and alerts, all of interest to supporters of MindFreedom International who seek a nonviolent revolution in mental health care. You can preview the Boycott Normal … Continue reading →

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