▁Based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁against ▁forced ▁medic ation , ▁medical ▁rest raint s , ▁and ▁invol unt ary ▁electro conv uls ive ▁ther apy . ▁Its ▁stated ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁l abeled ▁with ▁psych iat ric ▁dis orders . ▁M emb ership ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁anyone ▁who ▁supports ▁human ▁rights , ▁including ▁mental ▁health ▁profession als , ▁advoc ates , ▁activ ists , ▁and ▁family ▁members . ▁Mind Fre edom ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Council ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁rights ▁N GO ▁with ▁Cons ult ative ▁R oster ▁Status . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁and ▁purpose ▁ ▁Mind Fre edom ▁International ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁psych iat ric ▁surv iv ors ▁movement , ▁which ▁arose ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁fer ment ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁personal ▁histor ies ▁of ▁psych iat ric ▁ab use ▁experienced ▁by ▁some ▁ex - pat ients ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁intr ad is cipl inary ▁disc ourse ▁of ▁anti ps ych iat ry . ▁The ▁prec urs ors ▁of ▁M FI ▁include ▁ex - pat ient ▁groups ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Port land , ▁Oregon - based ▁Ins ane ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁and ▁the ▁M ental ▁Pat ients ' ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁key