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MindFreedom’s Shield Program: Working to Free People from Psychiatric Incarceration and Forced Treatment

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Much as the court-watching movement shines a light on the unjust workings of the criminal-legal system , Shield activists show up to virtual hearings like Russell’s as witnesses to the injustices of the civil commitment system. Why does a religious organization have legal rights over a man’s life and body in a supposedly secular state?”

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Grant, Interrupted: An Introduction and Report Back from Oregon

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In late 2022, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a public request for grant proposals, and our organization was chosen to create and operate a peer respite in Southern Oregon. In the year since the Oregon Health Authority issued its Intent to Award notice, Oregon’s peer respite’s have come under attack from many sides.