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Grass Roots, Multi-Organizational Efforts in Support of Human Rights in Mental Illness
  • Jim Gottstein
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Three Key Beliefs
  • Truth
  • Justice
  • American Way
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Three Key Organizations
  • ICSPP
  • MindFreedom
  • PsychRights
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Three Key Areas
  • Public Education
  • Alternatives
  • Strategic Litigation
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Three Factors Reinforce Each Other
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Public Attitudes
  • Establish Relationships
  • Speakers (Talking Heads)
  • Promote Stories
  • Make Stories
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Alternatives
  • Need for Own Sake
  • Litigation Can Require
  • Litigation Needs
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Strategic Litigation
  • 10% of Commitments; No Forced Drugging (or Electroshock) Legal (jg)
  • Rights Not Being Enforced (Duh)
  • Appeals
  • 42 USC § 1983
  • Force Alternatives
  • Need Alternatives
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Key Organizations
ICSPP, MindFreedom & PsychRights
  • Shared Goals
  • Complementary
  • Need A Strategy and Implementation


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ICSPP, MindFreedom & PsychRights Strengths
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Recommendations
  • Committee or Some Other Formal Organizational Tie
  • Contribute $$$/Joint Fundraising
  • Public Relations Person Most Important Thing
  • Accurate List/Description of Alternatives Next
    • ICSPP & ISPS Listservs doing referrals