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"(Involuntary Commitment) is Near and Dear to Powerful Institutions"
Psychiatrist Josef Witt-Doerring interviewed me--and shared his own experiences witnessing the harms of involuntary commitment
Jul 7
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Rob Wipond
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California Opens the Funnel into Civil Commitment -- All the Way
It can't get much broader than 86% of the population--plus dementia commitment, substance use commitment, and more in the news roundup.
Jul 1
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Rob Wipond
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California Opens the Funnel into Civil Commitment -- All the Way
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June 2025
PsychForce Report TV: Fight for Psychiatric Disability Rights
How Protection & Advocacy organizations could collaborate better with people with lived experience
Jun 16
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Rob Wipond
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PsychForce Report TV: Fight for Psychiatric Disability Rights
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The Mayor and the Unheard Victims of Civil Commitment
The views of a pro-force mayor exemplify widespread misunderstandings—and worsen homelessness
Jun 11
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Rob Wipond
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The Mayor and the Unheard Victims of Civil Commitment
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May 2025
Damning Investigations and Brutal Testimonies
PsychForce Report TV News Roundup with Rob Wipond & Jesse Mangan
May 22
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Rob Wipond
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April 2025
The Fight Against Involuntary Commitment
Protection & Advocacy organizations have a chance to lead the way -- or be wiped out by the new U.S. federal administration.
Apr 28
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Rob Wipond
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News Roundup (Nov. 2024 to March 2025)
Broadened laws, damning investigations, brutal testimonies, and more in the news about involuntary commitment
Apr 15
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Rob Wipond
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News Roundup (Nov. 2024 to March 2025)
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March 2025
We Must Rebuild Civic Advocacy
Rising autocracy will surely lead to more psychiatric incarcerations
Mar 26
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Rob Wipond
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We Must Rebuild Civic Advocacy
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PsychForce Report TV: Commitment is Often Fraud
Involuntary commitment costs tens of billions of dollars annually in the US alone
Mar 24
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Rob Wipond
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USA Today Demonstrates the Mess We’re In
The “fact-checking” of RFK Jr. shows journalists’ roles in psychiatric coercion--and how public dialogue is becoming more coercive, too
Mar 12
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Rob Wipond
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February 2025
PsychForce Report TV: Dangers of Contacting 988
Researchers from Safe Hotlines join Jesse & Rob to discuss policing interventions, forced hospitalizations, sharing and selling of call and text…
Feb 15
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Rob Wipond
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Influential Lobby Group Tells Trump to “Abolish” SAMHSA
The Manhattan Institute is also pushing for more psychiatric coercion and incarceration
Feb 13
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Rob Wipond
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Influential Lobby Group Tells Trump to “Abolish” SAMHSA
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