“From Jacobin: ‘Police violence and lack of access to essential care services have emerged as twinned hallmarks of American life. In a nation in which people with unmet mental health needs are 16 times more likely to be killed by police,…
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This article by Jamie Ducharme has been published in Time magazine. It begins: “The U.S. has reached peak therapy. Counseling has become fodder for hit books, podcasts, and movies. Professional athletes, celebrities, and politicians routinely go public with their mental health struggles….
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This article by Leah Harris has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “On November 29, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his administration’s 11-point legislative agenda , which seeks to enforce an expanded interpretation of the state’s existing mental hygiene laws…
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“A new study reveals that 10 times as many people with serious mental illnesses are in jails as state hospitals” This article by Mathew Rozsa has been published in Salon. It begins: “ London’s Bedlam psychiatric hospital is infamous today for how its staff brutally…
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