Late Night with A hero Frank Blankenship host Yvonne smith

Call in or listen 267 521 0167 to discuss with Yvonne Smith and Frank and Blankenship  There has been a call to return to the Asylum and reintroduction of the Murphy Bill. Good idea or Bad? Frank Blankenship is a psychiatric treatment survivor and an anti-psychiatry human rights activist. With David Oaks, Al Galves and others, Frank successfully screened the Arlington Virginia American Psychiatric Association offices for normality back in October 2007. Before moving to Gainesville, Florida, he lived in Charlottesville, Virginia. While in Virginia he served as point person for MindFreedom Virginia, and in Florida he is the contact person for MindFreedom Florida. Having completed both basic and advanced Leadership Academy trainings. Frank has co-facilitated Leadership Academy training sessions in Gainesville. Working with MindFreedom Florida, Frank helped bring Daniel Mackler to Gainesville for a film festival and panel discussion. He was the chair of the MindFreedom International Affiliate Support Committee and currently co-chairs the Landing Zone Committee. His current projects include an endeavor to introduce Open Dialogic practices in Florida, and he hopes to launch a mutual support group locally for people who wish to taper off psychiatric drugs.