Movement encouraging pride in people with mental illnesses
Mad Pride parade in Salvador, Brazil, in 2009.
Mad Pride is a mass movement of current and former users of mental health services, as well as those who have never used mental health services but are aligned with the Mad Pride framework. The movement advocates that individuals with mental illness should be proud of their 'mad' identity.[1]
Mad Pride activists seek to reclaim terms such as "mad", "nutter", and "psycho" from misuse, such as in tabloid newspapers, and in order to switch it from a negative view into a positive view.[2] Through mass media campaigns, Mad Pride activists seek to re-educate the general public on the causes of mental disabilities and the experiences of those using the mental health system.
Mad Pride was formed in 1993 in response to local community prejudices towards people with a psychiatric history living in boarding homes in the Parkdale area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; since then, an event has been held in Toronto every year (except for 1996).[3] A similar movement began around the same time in the United Kingdom, and by the late 1990s, Mad Pride events were organized around the globe, including in Australia, Brazil, France, Ireland, Portugal, Madagascar, South Africa, South Korea, and the United States. Events draw thousands of participants, according to MindFreedom International, a United States mental health advocacy organization that promotes and tracks events spawned by the movement.[2]
^Cohen, Oryx (9 March 2017). "The Power of 'Healing Voices'". The Mighty. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^ abGabrielle Glaser (May 11, 2008). "'Mad Pride' Fights a Stigma". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
^Reaume, Geoffrey (July 14, 2008). "A History of Psychiatric Survivor Pride Day during the 1990s". The Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre Bulletin, No. 374.
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