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Latest from #RobWipond and his critically important #PsychForce reporting. Lawsuit seeking immunity protection for ICE prisons attracts all kinds of flies to the dung heap, including hospitals - involuntary commitments

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Hospitals Seek Immunity from Lawsuits for Abusive Psychiatric Holds
A U.S. Supreme Court Case about ICE prisons has attracted submissions from mental health care providers
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October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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PS #MadInAmerica had a brief announcement on this on Aug 30. Follow them and #RobWipond at #PsychForce
Remember to support those in the line of fire, #WhistleBlowers #Heroes advocating for those who can't in these moments.
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Wildflower Alliance in Revolt after Director Sera Davidow is Fired
From Wildflower Alliance Press Release On Wednesday August 20th Wildflower Alliance co-founder and Director, Sera Davidow, was fired by the Western Mass
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September 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Author #RobWipond 's investigative journalism is some of the best for #mh and how govts & institutions deal with this extremely personal area of human life #PsychForce .
#InvoluntaryCommitment #SuicideResearch #SuicidePrevention #Postvention #MadInAmerica
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The Worst Part of Trump's Order to Boost Civil Commitment
The demolition of federal agreements and consent decrees will be a license to abuse
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July 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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#RobWipond #PsychForce latest reporting puts together difficult-to-find data on who's being placed in custody for emotional distress without consent. Canada, US

"Girls are Forcibly Hospitalized Twice as Often as Boys"

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#SuicideResearch #Involuntary #Carceral
Girls are Forcibly Hospitalized Twice as Often as Boys
Data from Canada and Florida show striking gender disproportionality among children held against their will under mental health laws
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April 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Latest from #RobWipond #PsychForce reporting.

Trending: gov'ts using #MentalHealth and the 'psychological' to limit access to what shd be public info, and to take a way freedoms and rights of vulnerable persons.
#Psychocracy is Spreading

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Psychocracy is Spreading
The UK's information-access law, US government proposed social media bans for youth, and Canada's medically assisted suicide debate have something dangerous in common
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July 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Rob Wipond's #PsychForce reporting
News Roundup Sept-Oct 2025. This one reads like #TheOnion. But its highlighting what ends as violence against persons experiencing emotional distress.
1/ Listing opening statements in thread. #RobWipond
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Texas Finally Has an Involuntary Commitment Law!
And other asinine and misleading news reports from around the nation (PsychForce Report News Roundup Sept-Oct 2025, Part 3)
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November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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#RobWipond 's work to support & advocate for person's who have experienced #InvoluntaryCommitment is truly phenomenal & impact-full.This article, I absolutely loved, so well written & w experience Rob has gathered. Please share.
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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
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July 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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1/ Latest from Rob Wipond's #PsychForce reporting.
Tapering Evidence Undercuts Coercion
Looks into a recent JAMA paper on a tapering clinical trial "..The paper isn’t aimed at educating patients or ex-patients—it’s aimed at educating clinicians.." #RobWipond

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December 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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More from #RobWipond ,follow #MadInAmerica -also follow Rob's #PsychForce reporting. Very few journalists have the experience & understanding to dig deep for this kind of reporting. Exposing how #HumanRights are being threatened,violated #Oregon #NAMI for persons when vulnerable #mh #SuicideResearch
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The Deceptive Politics of Civil Commitment in Oregon
An MIA Report by Rob Wipond

A workgroup in Oregon unanimously recommended rights-based mental health care. Then the politicians and those invested in forced treatment splintered off and implemented the exact opposite.
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The Deceptive Politics of Civil Commitment in Oregon
A workgroup in Oregon unanimously recommended rights-based mental health care. So why did Oregon implement more forced treatment instead?
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August 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Sharing #RobWipond 's #PsychForce excellent reporting on #InvoluntaryCommitment lack of #Consent
during this turbulent time in US #mh - health 'care'
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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.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#RobWipond 's #PsychForce reporting and the #SafeLines campaign from #TransLifeline go indepth on #988Lifeline and efforts to create #CrisisLines that are actually safe w/o surveillance. Full of resources and insights. These are the voices we need to listen to! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXui...
Dangers of Contacting 988 (Update 2025)
YouTube video by Rob Wipond
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February 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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#RobWipond latest #PsychForce reporting Lessons from the Least-coercive Nation
“Once you’ve seen this, you cannot pretend it does not exist,” said [Kerry] Morrison.

ty @morgancshields.bsky.social Travis Atkinson Tommaso Bonavigo @leahidaharris.bsky.social
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Lessons from the Least-coercive Nation
The Trieste model and Italy’s low rates of commitment have inspired many—but how does it actually work?
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January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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More ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reporting from #RobWipond. Follow and support his #PsychForce work & journalism. He's making a difference, let's give him more reach.
#InvoluntaryCommitment #Carceral 'care' #mh #SuicideResearch #Accountability
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America Already Has Extremely High Rates of Civil Commitment
A new study confirms that rates of psychiatric incarceration have been rising for many years
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August 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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New from #RobWipond and his #PsychForce Report.
#InvoluntaryCommittment
"..the biggest difference between pro-force liberals and conservatives that I’ve seen on this issue...is that liberals tend to sound more patronizing, and conservatives a bit nastier."
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"Lock 'em up!"--Without Thought
Two high-profile op-eds show how pro-force conservatives and liberals alike use the same ideas and rhetoric
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November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Feed: "Mad In America"
By: MIA Editors on Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Why Does Canada Have Such High Rates of Forced Psychiatric Hospitalizations?
From PsychForce Report by Rob Wipond. "New laws to expand involuntary commitment have recently been implemented, or are under discussion in Manitoba,
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January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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1/ 📣This will be a VERY significant #988Lifeline story
from #RobWipond #PsychForce please share
"I’m working on a new story abt 988. If you’ve worked or volunteered at a 988 agency or call center win the past two years, please get in touch with me for more details. You can be an anonymous source...”
March 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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#RobWipond 's #PsychForce reporting on ways the US #RehabilitationAct #RA is under attack now, and encouraging public resistance. Background and resource links all through. #ADA #Disability #Involuntary
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An Assault on Community Integration
Nine states sue to remove a barrier to long-term institutionalization, while psychiatric hospitals expand across America
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February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Latest from #RobWipond #PsychForce reporting.
Compelling article on difficulty navigating political party forces, when it comes to unwanted & coerced confinement for emotional distress. Also for fighting fraud and abuse of the funding systems.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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1/2 2nd post catching up on #RobWipond and his #PsychForce reporting. It's some of the very best reporting because Rob is 1st of all about connecting w people, understanding, and telling our stories. s.o. I consider a friend.

This is big, important reporting on #WildflowerAlliance
January 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Two posts to catch up w #RobWipond and his reporting #PsychForce.

First, the holiday letter thanking subscribers with personal notes, background and hopes for the future.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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1/2 #RobWipond through his #PsychForce reporting responds to @nytimes.com biased and inaccurate reporting about North Carolina's #InvoluntaryCommitment laws. Rob offers reality checks and alternatives. #NewYorkTimes article is linked in next post.

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NC Stabbing Suspect Was Repeatedly Charged for Seeking Help
But for the New York Times, the ongoing failures of treatment providers somehow justifies more forced treatment
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October 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Article with thoughtful, informed & care-filled reporting from #RobWipond. Responding to the #Fox&Friends chilling platform for violence, fear, and hate.
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Fox & Friends Hosts: If They Refuse Psychiatric Treatment, "Just kill 'em" "Yeah"
Jones, Earhardt, and many others should apologize besides Kilmeade, as the underlying misinformation continues on
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September 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Article w more thoughtful & informed journalism from #RobWipond. Support his work #PsychForce Report (robwipond.com/news)

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Context, eval of why these hosts' horrific comments are so harmful, dangerous. #BrianKilmeade #LawrenceJones #AinsleyEarhardt #Fox&Friends
Fox & Friends Hosts: If They Refuse Psychiatric Treatment, "Just kill 'em" "Yeah"
Jones, Earhardt, and many others should apologize besides Kilmeade, as the underlying misinformation continues on
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September 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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3/ The real #GavinNewsom = terrible for people suffering and vulnerable to the cruelties of our for-profit society, distraught, suffering from the many stresses of life, struggling with substance use #InvoluntaryCommitment #RobWipond subscribe to #PsychForce
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California wants more psychiatric detentions. That’s unlikely to improve anyone’s mental health
An op-ed by Rob Wipond in the Los Angeles Times about rising rates of forced psychiatric treatment.
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August 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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If you're concerned about #Data #PrivacyRights #Consent and the lack of thought to it from #988Lifeline #Vibrant #SAMHSA. (In fact I would say deceptive practice & exploitation)

Please subscribe to #RobWipond PsychForce Report
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Expand the reach of his voice. #SuicideResearch
PsychForce Report | Rob Wipond | Substack
Tracking the expanding uses of coercion, incarceration, and force by mental health care systems. Click to read PsychForce Report, by Rob Wipond, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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January 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM