named programs · 6 · from sources
What they call their work
Absolute Prohibition Campaign
Global campaign to promote the CRPD’s absolute prohibition of involuntary commitment and forced treatment, including blog mobilization and email networking.
Education and Awareness-Raising
Provides educational resources, webinars, and capacity-building for advocates through the CRPD Course and library materials.
Extending the Analysis
Advances CRPD application in under-explored areas such as criminal justice, older persons’ rights, and gender-based violence against disabled women.
Law Reform Initiatives
Supports national-level legal reforms in solidarity with Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs) to align laws with CRPD standards, including amicus briefs in strategic litigation.
Monitoring and Enforcement of CRPD Norms
Supports shadow reporting, strategic litigation, and third-party interventions before the CRPD Committee, European Court of Human Rights, and other bodies.
Shaping Consensus on Interpretation of the CRPD
Engages in UN consultations, expert meetings, and advocacy to shape the interpretation of the CRPD, particularly regarding full legal capacity and the abolition of forced psychiatry.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Mental Health Education and Awareness 4 activities
- Conducting survivor-led research on mental health system alternativesSupports and publishes research led by survivors of psychiatry on their lived experiences and on non-coercive, rights-based alternatives to the current mental health system.
- Leading the Absolute Prohibition CampaignRuns a civil society campaign to build support for the CRPD’s absolute prohibition of involuntary commitment and forced treatment, including blog mobilizations and email outreach.
- Offering self-study courses on the CRPD for survivors and alliesProvides accessible, self-directed educational materials that explain the CRPD from the perspective of survivors of psychiatry, supporting informed advocacy and rights literacy.
- Producing and disseminating advocacy materials on CRPD rightsDevelops and shares resources explaining CRPD mechanisms, national advocacy examples, and intersections of psychiatric oppression with gender, race, and age-based discrimination to support global survivor movements.
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Disability Rights Advocacy & Self-Advocacy Empowerment 2 activities
- Advancing CRPD implementation in the United StatesDocuments and promotes advocacy efforts led by the organization and allies to implement the CRPD in the U.S. despite non-ratification, including public education and policy engagement.
- Contributing to the development of international human rights standards on psychiatryEngaged in foundational advocacy that influenced the drafting and interpretation of the CRPD to prohibit forced psychiatry as discrimination, and continues to shape global standards through scholarship and UN engagement.
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Human Rights Advocacy & Accountability 2 activities
- Advocating for the abolition of forced psychiatry through international legal engagementSubmits amicus briefs, third-party interventions, and expert input to international and national courts—including in Mexico, Colombia, and Australia—and to UN bodies to advance the CRPD’s absolute prohibition of forced psychiatric interventions.
- Supporting user/survivor organizations in human rights reportingBuilds capacity of survivor-led groups to engage in shadow reporting under the CRPD and other international human rights treaties, strengthening civil society participation.
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Uncategorized 3 activities
- Documenting and disseminating national law reforms to abolish forced psychiatryResearches and publishes analyses of legal reforms in countries including Mexico, Peru, Colombia, and the United States aimed at ending forced psychiatry and substitute decision-making, with a focus on implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
- Hosting personal testimonies of psychiatric coercion and tortureCurates and shares first-person accounts documenting experiences of abuse and torture in psychiatric settings, as part of a public record for advocacy and accountability.
- Maintaining a public library of human rights and mental health law resourcesOperates a comprehensive online archive of materials on human rights, the CRPD, legal capacity, access to justice, and survivor perspectives, used by advocates, survivors, and allies globally.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
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Total revenue$50K
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1 years on record · 2022–2022
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022
Who runs it
board members · 1
- Tina Minkowitz — Director
relationships · 26
Who they work with
- Absolute Prohibition Campaign Partner — Jointly submitted inputs to the CRPD consultation on Article 4.3 regarding the absolute prohibition of forced psychiatry.
- ActivaMent Partner — Collaborates on position statements opposing coercive mental health laws in Spain.
- Ailsa Rayner Partner — Collaborated on the creation of the 'Over, Under, Around, and Through' graphic.
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Government — Engages with the CRPD Committee as part of international human rights advocacy.
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Government — Advocates for implementation of the CRPD, particularly regarding legal capacity and protection from forced psychiatry.
- DeepL Partner — Tool recommended for translating site content; not a formal partnership.
- EDF-FEPH Partner — Collaborates on advocacy to oppose the draft additional Protocol to the European Convention on Bioethics.
- European Network on Independent Living Partner — Co-submitted input to the Open Ended Working Group on Ageing on normative elements for autonomy and independence.
- Global Alliance on the Rights of Older Persons Partner — Works with the Global Alliance on the Rights of Older Persons on normative discussions in anticipation of a new treaty on older persons' rights.
- Google Translate Partner — Tool recommended for translating site content; not a formal partnership.
- Hierbabuena Partner — Collaborates on position statements opposing coercive mental health laws in Spain.
- International Disability Alliance Partner — Collaborates with the International Disability Alliance in advocacy for CRPD ratification and interpretation.
- Liberation (UK) Partner — Collaborated on a joint submission to the Human Rights Council regarding the rights of older persons.
- Liberation (UK) Partner — Jointly engaged in advocacy related to the rights of older persons and CRPD standards.
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Partner — References materials and mechanisms from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in advocacy and research.
- PANUSP Partner — Co-signed statement to the 2nd meeting on revision of the Standard Minimum Rules with WNUSP and CHRUSP.
- RIADIS Partner — Co-issued recommendations to the OAS for Draft Text on Rights of Older Persons to conform to the CRPD.
- Special Rapporteur on Health Partner — References the work of the Special Rapporteur on Health in interpreting and promoting the CRPD.
- Special Rapporteur on Torture Partner — References findings and frameworks from the Special Rapporteur on Torture in CRPD-related advocacy.
- United Nations Government — Engages with UN human rights mechanisms through submissions and advocacy related to the CRPD.
- United Nations Partner — Collaborated with the United Nations and the global disability movement to develop international law prohibiting forced psychiatry.
- Validity Partner — Board member Ann Campbell previously served as Litigation Director and Co-Executive Director of Validity, indicating organizational alignment and potential collaboration.
- Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Partner — Engages with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention as part of human rights advocacy related to the CRPD.
- World Health Organization Government — Monitors and references WHO positions and policies in relation to the CRPD, particularly where they conflict with CRPD standards.
- World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry Partner — Collaborated on multiple joint submissions and interventions, including to the CRPD Committee, OHCHR, and OAS.
- World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry Partner — Collaborates with WNUSP in shaping CRPD interpretation and standards; CHRUSP co-founder represented WNUSP at the United Nations.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Abolition of Coercive Systems Through Structural Alternativesmethodology: institutional_abolitionBy promoting the abolition of forced psychiatry and carceral institutions and replacing them with voluntary, community-based crisis support and supported decision-making, the organization advances autonomy and dignity because liberation from coercion is foundational to human rights and self-determination.
- Disability Rights-Based Legal Transformationmethodology: disability-rights-based_approachBy grounding advocacy in the CRPD and international human rights law, even in non-ratifying countries, the organization advances legal reforms that ensure full legal capacity and abolish involuntary practices because rights-based frameworks create enforceable norms that protect autonomy and resist systemic coercion.
- Intersectional Leadership in Anti-Psychiatric Oppressionmethodology: intersectional_leadershipBy centering the leadership and voices of people of color within the movement, the organization ensures that racial justice is integral to anti-psychiatric advocacy because addressing intersecting systems of oppression strengthens movement legitimacy and efficacy.
- Reframing Madness Through Survivor Epistemologymethodology: reframing_madnessBy reframing madness and psychological distress through survivor-defined narratives and rejecting pathologizing biomedical models, the organization shifts cultural and policy understandings because alternative epistemologies disrupt justifications for coercion and open space for non-pathologizing support.
- Survivor-Led Human Rights Advocacymethodology: survivor_led_advocacyBy centering survivor leadership, lived experience, and self-defined frameworks in advocacy and scholarship, the organization challenges coercive psychiatric systems and advances rights-based alternatives because authentic representation strengthens legitimacy, impact, and systemic change.