Les Indignés de la Psychiatrie Française-Occupy French Psychiatry

Is currently an Internet only based group, run by its founder and administrator. The group is closed to enable the monitoring of applicants. The majority of members are users/survivors of psychiatry mostly from France, but also from other French speaking countries: Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Tunisia.

Objectives and aims

To repeal the French mental health legislation and work towards the implementation of the UN CRPD

To create a focused platform of discussion on the issues of human rights for users and survivors of psychiatry

To educate users and survivors (and anyone else who is interested) about human rights in France for users and survivors of psychiatry

To gather information about abuses and violations of human rights in the French psychiatric system

As the group develops, its aims and objectives will be refined

Activities

Internet based group

Writing documents (e.g. letters to MPs)

Sharing information

Gathering information (see above)

Supporting members with tasks

Address: 4 Hampton Court, Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol, BS6 6JN, UK

Tel: +44 7960 066049

E-mail: al.donskoy@yahoo.co.uk

Website: https: //www.facebook.com/groups/OccupyFrenchPsychiatry/