▁on ▁M ental ▁Ill ness ▁( NA MI ). ▁The ▁eight ▁M FI ▁members ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁A PA , ▁US ▁Sur geon ▁General ▁and ▁N AM I ▁to ▁present ▁M FI ▁with ▁" un ambigu ous ▁proof ▁that ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁is ▁brain ▁dis order ." ▁By ▁sust aining ▁the ▁hung er - st rike ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁month , ▁M FI ▁forced ▁the ▁A PA ▁and ▁N AM I ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁a ▁debate ▁with ▁them ▁on ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁issues . ▁ ▁Mind Fre edom ▁describes ▁their ▁Sh ield ▁Program ▁as ▁" an ▁all ▁for ▁one ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁all " ▁network ▁of ▁members . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁registered ▁member ▁is ▁receiving ▁( or ▁is ▁being ▁considered ▁for ) ▁invol unt ary ▁psych iat ric ▁treatment , ▁an ▁alert ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Mind Fre edom ▁Sol id ar ity ▁Network ▁on ▁that ▁person ' s ▁beh alf . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁are ▁then ▁expected ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁organized , ▁construct ive , ▁non vi ol ent ▁actions — e . g ., ▁political ▁action , ▁public ity ▁and ▁media ▁alert s , ▁pass ive ▁resistance , ▁etc .— to ▁stop ▁or ▁prevent ▁the ▁forced ▁treatment . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Anti - ps ych iat ry ▁ ▁Bi ops ych iat ry ▁controvers y ▁ ▁Cl iff ord ▁Wh itting ham ▁Be ers ▁ ▁Elect ro conv uls ive ▁ther apy ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Pack ard ▁ ▁I car us ▁Project ▁ ▁In vol unt ary