Empowerment
Deadly restraint: Reform or abolish?
Restraint and neglect are synonymous. They are substitute for the thousand attentions needed by a disturbed patient. -John Conolly, 1856 Unfortunately most of the discussion following The Courant's investigative report has been about reforming
Citizenship rights & psychiatric disability
The following is a speech given by Judi Chamberlin at the World Mental Health Day Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 10, 1996. On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, I would like
You and Me
If you're overly excited You're happy If I'm overly excited I'm manic. If you imagine the phone ringing You're stressed out If I imagine the phone ringing I'm psychotic. If you're crying and
MindFreedom International: Advocating for human rights and alternatives in the “mental health” system
MindFreedom International is a non-profit alliance of over 70 grassroots groups in eleven countries, advocating for human rights and alternatives in the "mental health" system. Recently, we launched a series of workshops designed to help
MindFreedom International: Advocating for human rights and alternatives in the "mental health" system
MindFreedom International is a non-profit alliance of over 70 grassroots groups in eleven countries, advocating for human rights and alternatives in the "mental health" system. Recently, we launched a series of workshops designed to help