I remember the day well when I met Karen Mc Carthy for the first time.  Dylan Tighe was in Cork working on his project called

Our Lady’s Hospital, Shanakiel, Cork  2004 – 2nd March Dear Vincent, I wrote you a letter from here a couple of years ago while incarcerated

Letter from a survivor of psychiatry “The DSM is a document perjurious to the human race and potentially libellous. I wonder if any lawyer will

“Any mood-altering drug which stimulates the nervous system, which gives people the energy buzz and/or numbs painful feelings, has the potential to be addictive.”  Terry

An informal event to mark the 20th anniversary of the foundation of MindFreedom Ireland will take place at 2pm on Sunday May 28th, 2023 in

https://www.wettropics.gov.au/rainforest_explorer/Resources/Documents/8to9/TypesOfEvidence.pdf Many people who call themselves experts have the power and wealth to create the so-called ‘evidence’ they desire.  They are friends with other powerful,

It would be very lifegiving if all those who respect the human brain as the richest, most complex organ ever created might be in solidarity

The psychiatric prison imprisons people without committing a crime and excuses people who might have committed a crime. The court has the power to convict

“[Psychiatry] is the only profession that can as a matter of course utterlytake away the freedom of people who have committed no crime.”

This year MindFreedom Ireland celebrates 20 years in existence.  To mark this historic milestone, we are planning to hold an event in Fitzgerald Park, Cork

“That’s not to say that we don’t need a focus on youth mental health. As this week’s shocking – though not surprising, Mental Health Commission

Jim wrote this article in 2017 but sadly the power imbalance continues more than ever today in February 2023. How can survivors of psychiatry and

Institutional psychiatry is coercive and deceptive. Rape is violence. Coercive drugging is violence. Drugging people without informed consent is deceptive. As a result, many people

To survivors of psychiatry: If we refuse to be labelled as ‘sick’ and are proud to be who we are then it will be our

As another year draws to a close, we are happy to report on the continued activities of MindFreedom Ireland.  In 2023 we begin to count