Rob Wipond, Author at Mad In America

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Rob Wipond is a freelance journalist who writes frequently about the interfaces between psychiatry, civil rights, community issues, policing, surveillance and privacy, and social change. His articles have been nominated for seventeen magazine and journalism awards. His book Your Consent is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships is available wherever books are sold. He posts updates on the expanding uses of coercion in mental health systems on Substack at PsychForce Report.

Rob Wipond

The Fight Against Involuntary Commitment: Are Protection & Advocacy Organizations Fulfilling Their Mission?

“Confidential” 988 Conversation Records Shared with Corporations

Dramatic Rise in Police Interventions on 988 Callers

Busting the Deinstitutionalization Myth: We Actually Have More Beds Than Ever Before

Psychiatric Detentions Rise 120% in First Year of 988

Why Isn’t There a Popular Hashtag for Involuntary Commitment?

In Andrew’s Honor: Attorney Elizabeth Rich’s Fight Against Unjust Commitments

Government Forum Reveals 988 Call Tracing Remains a Threat

Roll-out of 988 Threatens Anonymity of Crisis Hotlines

Suicide Hotlines Bill Themselves as Confidential—Even as Some Trace Your Call

Will the Mental Health Industry Undermine the Community-Based Climate Change Revolution?

Where Critical Psychiatry Meets Community Resilience

DRC Will Challenge California’s Outpatient Committal Laws in Court

PsychRights Seeking Plaintiffs to Sue Physicians for Off-label Prescribing to Children

The Algorithmic Managing of ‘At-risk’ Children

The Proactive Search for Mental Illnesses in Children

From Compliance to Activism: A Mother’s Journey

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