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MENTAL HEALTH
Coercive Psychiatric Drugging on America’s Streets Sparks Outcry From Human Rights Advocates
Coercive psychiatry shifts from institutional asylums to mobile clinics, extending control over vulnerable populations under the guise of “treatment.”
MENTAL HEALTH
Paul Durcan, Irish Poet Who Survived Psychiatric Abuse to Become a National Icon, Dies at 80
Psychiatry tried to crush his art with shock, drugs and fear. Instead, Paul Durcan built a legacy that defined Irish poetry for generations.
MENTAL HEALTH
Involuntary Commitment in NC Called “Abusive and Dehumanizing” in New Rights Report
Disability Rights NC urges an end to coercive psychiatric detentions after exposing widespread misuse in North Carolina.
MENTAL HEALTH
Abuse and Neglect Plague Arizona’s Mingus Mountain All-Girls Psychiatric Facility
Former patients describe horrific sexual abuse and violent restraints at Mingus Mountain. Lawmakers are demanding a full review to protect vulnerable teens.
MENTAL HEALTH
Executives Rewarded While Patients Died at Troubled Illinois Psychiatric Facility
Amid deaths, lawsuits and federal probes, Acadia executives secured seven-figure bonuses.
MENTAL HEALTH
Locked Up for Being Stalked: How the Psychiatric Apparatus Victimizes Women
A stalker on the roof, a beating at home—and psychiatry’s answer? Drug and lock her up.
MENTAL HEALTH
Michigan Psychiatric Hospital Collapses Along with the System That Enabled It
Pontiac General lost federal funding after a damning record of abuse and neglect. Now it seeks accreditation while housing just four patients.
MENTAL HEALTH
Magic Mushroom Use Surges While Psychiatrists Push Deadly Psychedelics as “Therapy”
Psilocybin use among 12th graders jumped 53 percent in four years, with even higher numbers expected as new data rolls in.
MENTAL HEALTH
FDA Tries to Slam Shut the Revolving Door—After Decades of Industry Capture
From cozy relationships to blockbuster approvals, a new FDA policy promises transparency after decades of industry entanglement. But is it too little, too late?
HUMAN RIGHTS
CCHR and Child Abuse Survivors Honored for Exposing Psychiatric Torture at Lake Alice
New Zealand’s psychiatric system hid decades of torture and abuse—until survivors and watchdogs ripped the cover off a national disgrace.
