David W. Oaks, Activist for Human Rights in Mental Health

United States, EnglishPsychology

David W. Oaks has worked for more than three decades as a human rights activist in the field of mental health. He directs the nonprofit MindFreedom International. Topics include: Mad Pride, alternatives to traditional mental health care, and campaigns for human rights in psychiatry.

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David W. Oaks

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Jim Gottstein is a Harvard trained attorney and a psychiatric survivor. He started PsychRights, a public interest nonprofit working for human rights in the mental health system. Jim will be the guest on the live free MindFreedom web... more

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[New, improved: This episode was edited to remove technical problem at start of show.] MindFreedom Live Free Mad Pride Radio Presents: Special Guest PAULA CAPLAN, PHD! Paula is a psychologist, author, playwright. She is one of the... more

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Why should YOU protest the American Psychiatric Association (APA)? Listen and call in live to a MindFreedom Mad Pride Live Free Web Radio show. Special guests: ANN RIDER lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and will fly into Philadelphia to... more

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Occupy the psychiatric industry! Two special guests will be featured in this MindFreedom Live Free Web Radio, hosted by David Oaks: cj lince has a unique approach to "Boycotting Normal" called the "Peoples DSM," turning the tables... more

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With the economic and climate crises, its time to "Boycott Normal"! MindFreedom Mad Pride Live Free Web Radio will have special guests: Aki Imai is leading a "Life After Labels" campaign, that is the mental health version of "It... more

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Special guests for this call-in show about the mind, wellness and changing the mental health system both are abouty liberation psychology! BRUCE LEVINE, psychologist and author of the new book "Get Up, Stand Up:Uniting Populists,... more

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Join the excitement this Saturday, 14 May 2011, as MindFreedoms Live Web Radio goes to a special event in Portland, Oregon. Mad Pride! Host David Oaks will broadcast LIVE from the historic RETHINKING PSYCHIATRY event.... more

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What is latest news about the international movement to challenge and change the corporate mental health system? What are alternatives that are working? This Saturday, 12 March 2011, guests will be activist Portland activist Marcia Meyers... more

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Hear survivors of forced OUTPATIENT electroshock. Elizabeth Ellis, 67, is court ordered to report for involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) over her wishes. Joining her is Ray Sandford who won his own campaign against forced... more

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Special guests will be electroshock survivors Leonard Roy Frank, Mary Maddock, Loretta Wilson and Ray Sandford. Electroshock, also known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) runs electricity through the brain, and it's on the increase. The... more

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The next MAD PRIDE HOUR will feature Moms of people who have been harmed by severe human rights vioaltions in mental health! Hear from moms including theater-leader Katina Andoniadis along with Cindi Fisher. Hear from Matthew... more
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