Canada – A New Vision for Mental Health

Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships

Author: Editorial 8th February 2023 0 Comments

This book comes from Rob Wipond. The publishers say: “Asylums are supposed to be in the past. However, though the buildings were closed, many of the practices lived on. In fact, more law-abiding Americans today are being involuntarily committed and forcibly…
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collaborative practice

asylum, books, Canada, coercive psychiatry, forced treatment, psychiatry, Rob Wipond, USA

Re-Imagining Psychosis with Filmmaker Rebeccah Love

Author: Editorial 18th January 2023 0 Comments

This interview with film director Rebeccah Love (about her film “Eve Parade”) has been published by Mad in Canada. The background to the interview is described: “On December 30 (2021), I sat down (virtually) with filmmaker/artist Rebeccah Love to discuss her…
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collaborative practice

Canada, documentary film, embodied care work, Eve Parade, films, Mad in Canada, New Approaches, psychosis, Rebeccah Love

North American Cities Are Replacing Cops With Civilians And It’s Working

Author: Editorial 23rd August 2021 0 Comments

“Toronto is the latest city looking to replace police with mental health crisis workers on non-violent 911 calls.” This article , by Jake Kivanc, has been published in Vice magazine. Although written within a North American context, the ideas outlined might…
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a coherent system

911, 999, Canada, Crisis Assistance Helping Out on The Streets (CAHOOTS), Emergency calls, police, Reach Out Response, Toronto, USA