Mette is the leader of the survivor organization WSO—We Shall Overcome. Her work focuses primarily on abuse and violations in the psychiatric system, and on the need for fundamental changes in power dynamics within both legislation and service provision. She has worked on human rights issues both nationally and internationally and was one of the initiators of the movement for medication-free treatment options. In 2006, she won the “Award for the Promotion of Freedom of Expression in Mental Health Care” for shining a critical spotlight on electroshock therapy.
