Freedom Center (Northampton)
The Freedom Center based in Northampton, Massachusetts in the United States is a support and activism community run by and for people labeled with severe "mental disorders". It is part of the international Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Movement and was founded to defy stereotypes of helplessness, break the silence around perceived psychiatric abuse, expose the perceived propaganda of pharmaceutical companies and challenge people to stand up against a system perceived to fail to meet people's true needs. It seeks to provide people space to find their own pathway and treatments and let them explore, with support, a variety of "wellness resources", which may or may not include psychiatric medications. The charity has co-published a "Harm Reduction Guide To Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs" to help those who want to do so. The center undertakes educational work and public events, and hosts a weekly local radio show that is also broadcast globally over the internet. In 2008 it was featured by Forbes business magazine.
See also
- MindFreedom