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MindFreedom: United Action for Human Rights in Mental Health. To join, donate or renew now, click here.   PhRMA Protest! In front of PhRMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. MindFreedom said "no" to the drug company screening of every American for "mental health problems." MindFreedom Action Conference Results In Washington, D.C., MindFreedom International and American University Washington College of Law co-sponsored a passionate gathering on human rights, and produced an exciting Action Plan. Mad Pride 2005 helped promote great anchor events in four nations this year, including the 25th annual Bastille Day protest of psychiatric abuse. For more details (and how to get your MAD PRIDE t-shirt) click here. MindFreedom Shield: "All for one and one for all!" say psychiatric survivors who have organized a program to defend each other from force and coercion by the mental health system. You're invited to get your shield today!
Opposition to mandatory mental health screening is bridging the usual "left/right" political split. President Bush said he will implement national plans created by psychiatric drug companies to screen every person in the USA for "mental illness." To read news release, FAQ, media articles and more click here.
Round three of MindFreedom vs. Pfizer, Inc. MindFreedom and Pfizer, Inc. exchanged five letters about Pfizer's claim on TV and the web that, "Zoloft is a medicine that helps correct the chemical imbalance of serotonin in the brain." What imbalance? What correction? Read the back and forth debate between Pfizer, Inc. and the MindFreedom Scientific Panel. Ask Congress to investigate undue influence by the drug industry inside federal agencies. Results of the Fast for Freedom in Mental Health, including media coverage and complete debate between American Psychiatric Association and MindFreedom scientific panel.
LA Times Sunday Magazine Read the feature article, "Losing the Mind: David Oaks and Others in the 'Mad Pride' Movement Believe Drugs Are Being Overused in Treating Mental Illness, and They Want the Abuse to Stop" by David Davis. When 19,000 psychiatrists and other participants arrived in San Francisco, they were protested with a counter-conference and Freedom Rally co-sponsored by MindFreedom. For a gallery of Tom Olin photos click here. Other Features: Native American and African American perspectives on the history of disempowerment in mental health services. Psychiatric Drug Industry Watch - MindFreedom challenges the dominance of the psychiatric drug industry. Psychiatric Survivor Oral Histories: Read stories of survival, resistance, recovery and self-determination. Do you support human rights in the mental health system? Would you like information about joining MindFreedom? Click here! ? Copyright 2003
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