#involuntarycommitment
LightNews LightNews
keithcaughran24.bsky.social
Maybe Gangster Bannon is afflicted with frontotemporal dementia too. Delusional Austin State Hospital day room talk. #InvoluntaryCommitment #DementiaDon #25Amendment
December 16, 2024 at 10:23 AM
harmreduction.org
for any #Overdose survivor who was revived by law enforcement.

#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #WarOnDrugs #Treatment #EndOverdose #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndTheWarOnDrugs #EndTheDrugWar #InvoluntaryCommitment #Overdose #PreventOverdose #OverdosePrevention #Recovery #SupportNotStigma
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
akerix-en.bsky.social
Frances Farmer: Hollywood Star, Psychiatric Scandal, and Enduring Legacy

Frances Elena Farmer, born on September 19, 1913, in Seattle, became one of the most…

#Akerix #AI #FrancesFarmer #InvoluntaryCommitment
https://akerix.com/on-this-day/09-19-frances-farmer-1913
📷 Wikimedia Commons
September 18, 2026 at 9:59 PM
holdspacefree.bsky.social
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
robwipond.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
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
robwipond.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
holdspacefree.bsky.social
#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.
robwipond.substack.com/p/involuntar...
#SuicideResearch #PsychForce #mh
"(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
robwipond.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
shrinksinsneakers.bsky.social
The Real Danger of Trump's Civil Commitment Order youtu.be/LP9_2jaYF6k?... via @YouTube
#MentalHealth #Homelessness #Psychiatry #HealthPolicy #InvoluntaryCommitment #PublicHealth #psychiatrist #doctor
The Real Danger of Trump's Civil Commitment Order
YouTube video by Shrinks In Sneakers
youtu.be
July 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
holdspacefree.bsky.social
4/
"ProPublica reports on the tragedies caused by anyone questioning psychiatric diagnoses."

"The Marshall Project blames too many people being forcibly detained on not enough people being forcibly detained."

Support Rob Wipond if you can, his work is impactful. #InvoluntaryCommitment #Carceral
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
holdspacefree.bsky.social
Sharing #RobWipond 's #PsychForce excellent reporting on #InvoluntaryCommitment lack of #Consent
during this turbulent time in US #mh - health 'care'
robwipond.substack.com/p/the-fight-...
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.
robwipond.substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
holdspacefree.bsky.social
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
robwipond.substack.com/p/america-al...
America Already Has Extremely High Rates of Civil Commitment
A new study confirms that rates of psychiatric incarceration have been rising for many years
robwipond.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
dianetime.bsky.social
The Cruelty Is the Point • Part 2. #Drumph junks Biden's successful housing-first solution for homelessness among the mentally ill in favor of #InvoluntaryCommitment first—instead of a last resort. Public health experts say lock-ups will erase decades of progress. www.statnews.com/2025/07/24/m...
Trump seeks to make it easier for people with mental illnesses to be involuntarily committed
President Trump wants to make it easier to involuntarily treat people with serious mental illnesses, but critics say the approach lacks sufficient evidence to be expanded.
www.statnews.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
jewelztx.bsky.social
Link 🔗 to full text of bill in comments 👇🏼 🖇️
#neurodivergent #texas #txlegislature #involuntarycommitment
neurodivergentrebel > Texas m A major change in Texas' involuntary commitment law will take effect September 1, 2025, adding "anosognosia" (the inability to recognize or understand the severity of one's own mental illness) as a valid reason for cops to detain people for mental health evaluations (if they "believe that inability could lead to harm"). This expands the grounds for emergency detention (beyond the previously required "substantial risk of serious harm"). Every article I find about this is paywalled. (Link to full text of bill in comments!)
August 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
homeless-new.bsky.social
A homeless man, who "was living at a shelter on #RandallsIsland" (in fact, #WardsIsland), was arrested for stabbing or slashing two people at a Queens subway station. Watch for anti-homeless calls for #InvoluntaryCommitment.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/22/h...
Homeless Queens subway slasher confesses to attacking strangers: ‘Yeah, that’s me’
Tyquan Manassa also told police that he slashed the two strangers because he was “having a bad day,” a source with knowledge of the case said.
www.nydailynews.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
homeless-new.bsky.social
Using the newly strengthened #InvoluntaryCommitment laws, those folks will get the compassionate care(?!) they need. The same goes for street homelessness. They don’t just need homes, they also need intensive treatment(?!) to help them reclaim their lives." #PsychiatrizationOfHomelessness 👎.
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
homeless-new.bsky.social
A short report on NYC #MayorAdams' efforts at #PsychiatrizationOfHomelessness, after he declared and the state legislated "failure to meet basic needs" as a permissible ground for #InvoluntaryCommitment. Folks everywhere, beware. And watch your shoes when you sleep.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC Ramps Up Effort to Remove Mentally Ill From Streets, Subways
Mayor Eric Adams, facing a steep path to reelection, is bolstering efforts to reduce the number of mentally ill people on the streets and subways of New York City.
www.bloomberg.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
homeless-new.bsky.social
The order proposes pushing states to keep the homeless in jail even if there's nowhere to discharge them to; increase #InvoluntaryCommitment; deny shelter to men; end #HousingFirst, safe drug #ConsumptionSites and #NeedleExchanges; and does nothing to increase housing. 👎
July 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
citizenptnewswa.bsky.social
A heated debate is unfolding in Washington as House Bill 2453 proposes to empower board-certified psychiatric pharmacists to influence involuntary treatment decisions, raising questions about care continuity and civil liberties.

Click to read more!

#WA #ContinuityOfCare #InvoluntaryCommitment
Committee considers allowing board‑certified psychiatric pharmacists to participate in involuntary treatment proceedings
HB 2453 would add board‑certified psychiatric pharmacists (BCPPs) to the professionals who may sign 14‑day commitment petitions and provide concurring medical opinions for involuntary medication under less restrictive alternative orders; supporters said it would improve continuity of care and address workforce shortages while some medical and civil‑liberties groups raised concerns about diagnostic authority and civil‑liberty protections.
citizenportal.ai
January 31, 2026 at 4:58 AM
stopthestigma.bsky.social
The system wants us to fail #Hospitalization #InvoluntaryCommitment #PersonallySpeaking
The system wants us to fail
By D. Woodin After sixteen hard years, my beautiful son has mostly recovered from schizophrenia. He still hears voices, but he knows they aren’t real. He takes his medications every […] The post The system wants us to fail first appeared on Treatment…
www.tac.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:44 AM
holdspacefree.bsky.social
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.

robwipond.substack.com/p/nc-stabbin...
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
robwipond.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
holdspacefree.bsky.social
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
robwipond.com/archives/4380
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.
robwipond.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
harvarda2jlab.bsky.social
How can we balance due process with timely mental health treatment? This week, the "Student Voices" podcast episode of #ProofOverPrecedent explores potential reforms for involuntary commitment laws. Listen or read the blog: buff.ly/eqVwjun #InvoluntaryCommitment #JusticeReforms #AccessToJustice
Cartoon depicting legal delays for involuntarily committed psychiatric patients with schizophrenia seeking treatment in Massachusetts
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
jlme-journal.bsky.social
New open-access on FirstView: "Minding the Gap: The Absence of Pennsylvania’s Involuntary Commitment Data" by Ari Gluckman, Michele Mekel, and Laura Cabrera of @rockethics.bsky.social .
#InvoluntaryCommitment #Privacy
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Independent Articles Minding the Gap: The Absence of Pennsylvania’s Involuntary Commitment Data Ari Gluckman1, Michele Mekel2, and Laura Cabrera1 1Neuroethics Lab, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics and Rock Ethics Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, USA and 2Bioethics Program, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Abstract An involuntary commitment is a rights-restrictive procedure that is rarely afforded visibility through useful data. Pennsylvania is a nationally relevant case study on the promises, perils, and misconceptions surrounding involuntary commitment data. In this study, we survey the minimal available Pennsylvania data and then contextualize our results within state laws and norms by (1) framing involuntary commitment data within the state’s gun control agenda, (2) implementing the language of undone science, agnotology, and visibility, and (3) discussing the rights and social obligations surrounding privacy, confidentiality, and dangerousness. We find that sensitive administrative data is collected at several points during the involuntary commitment process but is rarely available in a useful, de-identified form. Improved access to useful data about the commitment population would close a major gap in state and national healthcare delivery, policy, and accountability. Keywords: Civil commitment; Involuntary commitment; Undone science; Publicly available data; Privacy
May 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
news10.bsky.social
Hochul proposes expanding #InvoluntaryCommitment
Hochul proposes expanding involuntary commitment
To address subway safety concerns, Kathy Hochul suggested changing the legal criteria for involuntary commitment, but civil liberties advocates and mental health professionals criticized the propos…
www.news10.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM