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CORK SHOCK PROTEST PART OF WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN.

CORK SHOCK PROTEST PART OF WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN. “Do they still do that?“ is the typical response of the average lay person whenever the subject of electroshock is raised. And the answer is Yes. In 2012, the latest year for which figures are available, 244 people received electroshock in Irish hospitals. And worst of all, 27 […]

Call For Abolition Of Electroshcok

MINDFREEDOM IRELAND PRESS RELEASE – 17TH MAY 2015. CALL FOR ABOLITION OF ELECTROSHOCK. A protest against the psychiatric practice of electroshock held in Cork on Saturday heard calls for the total abolition of the procedure. The Cork protest was part of a simultaneous 30 city international campaign. Public testimonies were given by a number of […]

Cork Shock Protest Part of International Campaign

A public protest against the controversial psychiatric practice of electroshock will take place in Cork on Saturday, May 16th 2015. The protest will coincide with similar events being organised in over 30 cities and 9 countries around the world and is being held to honour the memory of American recipient Leonard Roy Frank, a lifelong […]

Depression Delussion

MindFreedom Ireland present An Evening with Terry Lynch who will be interviewed by Patrice Campion on his new book ‘Depression DelusionThe Myth of the Brain Chemical Imbalance’ Personal testimonies will be given by Colette Ni Dhuinneacha, Barbara Barrett, John Sawkins and Mary Maddock on how the ’Depression Delusion’ impacted their lives followed by questions from […]

A Little Help From My Friends

A Little Help From My Friends meets every Tuesday from 12.30 to 1.30 at Thornbury Heights, Rochestown, Cork. Our next session is on February the 24th.

MINDFREEDOM ANNUAL REPORT 2014.

MINDFREEDOM ANNUAL REPORT 2014. The year 2014 saw MindFreedom Ireland (MFIrl) commence its second decade of existence and with the help of friends and supporters throughout the country and abroad, continue its work in the areas of peer support, opposition to electroshock, public education and the pursuit of human rights. PEER SUPPORT. The Stand By […]

MindFreedom Ireland Documentary

Our MindFreedom Ireland documentary was launched on Sunday the 22nd of June. Laura Delano from MadinAmerica, activist and writer spoke at the event. Thanks to all those who attended and support our documentary and all those who were with us in spirit and could not be present.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHaYUd9rXA

MindFreedom Ireland say no to electroshock

MindFreedom Ireland do not consider that’ ECT’ can be therapy as it causes brain damage and therefore it should be abolished. Doctors should not use brain damage as a ‘treatment’. It shows how deprived our ‘mental health’ services are when electroshock is still offered to people in severe emotional distress. It should never be prescribed […]