Mind Freedom: Mental Health Choice and Empowerment

Here are a few short clips from a panel representing mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors who spoke on how to further organize for change in the mental health system.
The speakers are survivors of an abusive psychiatric system who became activists. The main speaker is David Oaks, director of Mind Freedom International based in Eugene, who describes his efforts to give choice, freedom, and human rights priority within the system. He talks about his own experience, how mental health consumers are being shut out of the debate, and the problems caused by too much influence of the pharmaceutical industry in mental health, including within the prison system. But he also is sets the principle of personal choice over use of psychiatric drugs as opposed to the forced drugging that often occurs. He makes clear his goal is change by peaceful revolution.
And during the public forum we hear from an activist who proclaims, "dont let them label your soul", referring to the arbitrary psychiatric labels the industry often assigns. Taped Feb. '08

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Mind
• Freedom
• Psychiatric
• Abuse
• Prozac
• Alternative
• Mental
• Health
• David
• Oaks