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September 2, 2008 PsychRights Sues State of Alaska to Stop Its Massive, Harmful Psychiatric Drugging of Alaskan Children  
August 29, 2008 A Couple of Things: Wayne B Decision and Esmin Green Follow-Up
August 18, 2008 PsychRights' Launches Pro Bono Recruitment Effort with MindFreedom's Ann L Human Rights Alert
August 14, 2008 PsychRights To New York Medical Examiner:
Did Psychiatric Drugs Cause Esmin Green's Fatal Blood Clot?
May 23, 2008 Announcement Re: Alaska Supreme Court Issuing Stay Pending Appeal of Forced Drugging Order
March 4, 2008 "Forcing Psychiatric Drugs Can Increase Violence," Warns New Task Force on Mental Health Legal Advocacy & Activism
December 18, 2007 PsychRights 2007 Year-End Report
October 2, 2007 E-Newsletter
July 10, 2007 News Release on New York state Simone D. decision, New York's High Court Condones Shocking Injustice
May 17, 2007 Presentation at Mental Health Consumer and Family Education & Leadership Conference: Shaping the Dream: Consumer Driven Services, Myers, Wetherhorn & More: Litigating for Consumer Driven Services, Anchorage Alaska.
May 16, 2007 Jim Gottstein on Mindfreedom Radio 9.5 Megabytes MP3.
April 29, 2007 Gottstein honored for role as mental health activist, Anchorage Daily News
April 24, 2007 Increased drugging will not control violence: A Call For Reason in wake of VT shootings
March 21, 2007 Freedom Center's Madness Radio Interviews (54 Megabyte MP3)  of INTAR participants.
February 13, 2007 Judge Issues Permanent Injunction in Eli Lilly Drug Case: Congress Encouraged to Subpoena Zyprexa Papers
February 13, 2007 Anchorage attorney battles drug giant, Pro bono work leads to his exposing potential medicine dangers, by Lisa Demer, Anchorage Daily News.
January 13, 2007 Justices rule upon Alaska law for mentally ill, Alaska Supreme Court:Patients can be involuntarily kept only if it's necessary for their safety, by Lisa Demer, Anchorage Daily News
December 27, 2006 PsychRights Calls For "Dear Doctor" Letter from Eli Lilly Restricting Zyprexa Prescriptions to Current Users
December 26, 2006 Statement Regarding Non-Affiliation with Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
December 21, 2006
December 17-18, 2006 PsychRights' President & CEO provides New York Times with formerly suppressed documents resulting in the New York Times stories, Eli Lilly Said to Play Down Risk of Top Pill, December 17, 2006. 
New York Times, Drug Files Show Maker Promoted Unapproved Use, December 18, 2006.
  CNN Article on Release of Zyprexa Documents, mentioning Jim Gottstein, PsychRights' President and CEO.
October 3, 2006 PsychRights Joins Just Say "Know" to Prescription Drugs Campaign
June 30, 2006 Freedoms for All In Time for the 4th . . . Alaska Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Psychiatric Drugging Procedures
June 30, 2006 Woman wins drug case in Supreme Court
December 11, 2005
55 Megabyte MP3 File!!
Gilbert Sanchez of the Alaska Public Radio Network (aprn.org) hosts an interchange of ideas on INTERCAMBIOS in English and Spanish. Anchorage Attorney Jim Gottstein is the guest. Gottstein's campaign to reform mental health treatment is the topic.
November 12, 2005 PowerPoint of Presentation on Involuntary "Treatment" in the US at the US Chapter of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and other Psychoses annual conference.
November 8, 2005 November 2005, Newsletter
November 6, 2005 Anchorage Daily News, November 6, 2005.
October 28, 2005
October 8, 2005
Sept. 19, 2005 Katrina Victims Need Homes, Money, Jobs and Support -- Not Psychiatric Drugs
September 11 & 19, 2005 Jim Gottstein presentation on Involuntary Commitment and Medication in Alaska: or Just Because I’m Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They Aren’t After Me, University of Alaska Anchorage, SWK 643, Human Diversity and Special Populations.
August 25, 2005 Appearance on "Bathrobespierre's Broadsides," Radio Free Santa Cruz.  (23 MB)
August 2, 2005 PsychRights August 2005 Newsletter
April 13, 2005 Jim Gottstein's presentation "The Courts’ Potential Role in Transforming Mental Health Care in Alaska" at the 2005 Mental Health Consumer & Family Leadership Conference
      PowerPoint Show Version
March 15, 2005 PsychRights March 2005 Newsletter
February 17, 2005 Appearance on the Annie Armen Live Radio Show   Listen
February 3, 2005 PowerPoint of Jim Gottstein's presentation to the Alaska Bar Association's Health Law Section
December 17, 2004 PsychRights 2004 Year-End Report.
November 1, 2004 PsychRights Joins MindFreedom Shield Program
September 27, 2004 PsychRights' September 27, 2004, Newsletter
July 27, 2004 E-mail to the National Association of Mental Health Planning Advisory Councils.
July 22, 2004 Letter regarding the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership Preliminary Plan's proposal to screen children and expectant mothers
               PDF Version.
April 24, 2004 Jim Gottstein's Speech to the Alaska Libertarian Party Convention.
March 4, 2004 Keeping Faith
February 12, 2004 Woman fights API forced-drug rules: Former patient takes issue to the Alaska Supreme Court.
January 28, 2004 PsychRights January 28, 2004 Newsletter.
January 12, 2004 PsychRights Sues State of Alaska to Avoid Upheaval
December 16, 2003 PsychRights Joins Scientific Panel's Call For Investigation of Psychiatric Organization's Mass Deception
November, 2003 PsychRights' First Year Report.
September 8, 2003 PsychRights Putting on Mental Disability Law Seminar
September 4, 2003 What Would You Say Under Oath?  Surgeon General Asked
August 25, 2003: Doctors and Other Scientists Signing On Against American Psychiatric Association
August 22, 2003: Update: Psychiatric Association Produces No Evidence Supporting Its Claims
August 20, 2003: PsychRights Supports Fast for Freedom in Mental Health
April 7, 2003 Woman fights order to take drugs: Faith Myers says decision to take medicine should be hers.
December 17, 2002 Journalist finds flaws in mental-health care: Alaska board invites author to speak about his controversial book.

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