Rob Wipond
@robwipond
Social issues journalism. My book Your Consent is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships is now out.
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https://robwipond.com/your-consent-is-not-required 25-08-2010 02:36:29
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🎄Merry Christmas to me! 🎄 I just bought myself Rob Wipond’s book, “Your Consent is Not Required: the Rise of Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment & Abusive Guardianships”! Looking forward to my virtual book club to read this w/peers across the country! ☮️💚☯️🤗☯️💚💟
Hospitals with histories of corruption & abuse sue the Oregon govt to help provide better care to civilly committed patients. No patients themselves have voices in the case. If you're into abolition, lots of ammo for you here under the layers of irony?
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/hospita…
Cal Voices is urging the LA County Board of Supervisors to delay the implementation of SB 43. Here is our written public comment. LACountyBOS
From ProPublica: Idaho locks psychiatric patients in prison in seclusion for months. Many, labeled 'dangerously mentally ill', are actually just civilly committed people, charged with no crimes, who simply at some point lashed out against this torture. propublica.org/article/idaho-…
Dr. Courtney Boen, PhD, MPH .Rob Wipond's book Your Consent is Not Required: benbellabooks.com/shop/your-cons…
Not an academic press, but students have found individual chapters really compelling. Great jumping off point for broader convos about mental health and human rights.
I'm pleased to be presenting at the Law & Mental Health Conference Law & Mental Health Conference June 10-12, 2024. It's shaping up to be a fascinating, diverse lineup speaking to their 'Psychosis' theme. The whole event will be online. Check it out at the link: lawconferences.org
Rob Wipond getting out of psych incarceration is EXACTLY the same as getting away from an abusive partner (in this case, the state) - you have to submit, placate, agree and lie to get away with your Life intact.
Canada's 988 terms similar to US: for being cagey abt recordings/transcripts. Says for quality control or improve quality service. Then later, 'to make sure that you don't have to re-tell you[r] story every time you reach out'. Very bad idea! 988.ca/get-help/what-… Rob Wipond