I've launched PsychForce Report on Substack, where I will be tracking and reporting on the expanding uses of coercion, incarceration and force by mental health systems. Subscribe and get PsychForce Report regularly in your email inbox! The vast majority of the content is free -- but there are also opportunities to provide financial support for
Shepherd is an intriguing website, where "8,000+ authors have shared five of their favorite books around a topic, theme, or mood." It's a fascinating way to get a little more insight into authors as they describe their own books, as well as get very personal, expert book recommendations from them. I'm a bit reluctant to
Do Clients in AOT Programs Truly Feel “Satisfied” and “Empowered” by Being Forcibly Drugged? -- A Critical Analysis of a 2023 Treatment Advocacy Center Report.
Contrary to common claims, the numbers of people being detained in psychiatric hospitals in the US and Canada have been rising dramatically for decades.
Many callers who call 988 or other mental health help hotlines believe they're anonymous, but get subjected to call traces, unwanted interventions, and police coming to forcibly take them to psychiatric hospitals. The numbers are much higher than is ordinarily publicly admitted by the managers of 988 and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
