Judi Chamberlin
Judi Chamberlin | |
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Judi Chamberlin upon the publication of the National Council on Disability's federal report From Privileges to Rights | |
| Born | Judith Rosenberg October 30, 1944 |
| Died | January 16, 2010 (aged 65) |
| Education | Midwood High School, Brooklyn |
| Occupation(s) | Director of Education National Empowerment Center Co-chair WNUSP |
| Years active | 1971–2010 |
| Known for | Internationally known psychiatric survivor movement activist and author |
| Notable work | On Our Own: Patient Controlled Alternatives to the Mental Health System (1978) From Privileges to Rights (2000) |
| Board member of | MindFreedom International |
| Spouses | Robert Chamberlin (1964–1972) Ted Chabasinski (1972–1985) Howard Cahn (1988–2002) |
| Partner | Martin Federman (2006–2011) |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Award of the President of the United States |
| Website | www |
| Notes | |
Ted Chabasinski and Judi Chamberlin divorced in 1985 so that he could marry his second wife. However, they separated as couple c. 1974. They remained close friends. | |
Judi Chamberlin (née Rosenberg; October 30, 1944 – January 16, 2010) was an American activist, leader, organizer, public speaker and educator in the psychiatric survivors movement. Her political activism followed her involuntary confinement in a psychiatric facility in the 1960s. She was the author of On Our Own: Patient-Controlled Alternatives to the Mental Health System, which is a foundational text in the Mad Pride movement.