▁text ▁in ▁the ▁intellectual ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv or ▁movement , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁was ▁J udi ▁Chamber lin ' s ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁text , ▁On ▁Our ▁O wn : ▁Pat ient ▁Control led ▁Altern atives ▁to ▁the ▁M ental ▁Health ▁System . ▁Chamber lin ▁was ▁an ▁ex - pat ient ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁M ental ▁Pat ients ' ▁Liber ation ▁Front . ▁Co ales cing ▁around ▁the ▁ex - pat ient ▁news letter ▁D end ron , ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁leaders ▁from ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁national ▁and ▁grass ro ots ▁psych iat ric ▁surv iv or ▁groups ▁felt ▁that ▁an ▁independent , ▁human ▁rights ▁coal ition ▁focused ▁on ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁mental ▁health ▁system ▁was ▁needed . ▁That ▁year ▁the ▁Support ▁Co al ition ▁International ▁( SC I ) ▁was ▁formed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁S CI ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁M FI ▁with ▁David ▁W . ▁O aks ▁as ▁its ▁director . ▁S CI ' s ▁first ▁public ▁action ▁was ▁to ▁stage ▁a ▁counter - con ference ▁and ▁protest ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁( and ▁directly ▁outside ▁of ) ▁the ▁American ▁Psych iat ric ▁Association ' s ▁annual ▁meeting . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁M FI , ▁who ▁feel ▁that ▁their ▁human ▁rights ▁were ▁viol ated ▁by ▁the ▁mental ▁health ▁system , ▁refer ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁'