Mad in America
JULY 25, 2025
I n 2024, I was forcibly hospitalized in a psychiatric institution — not because I was a danger to myself or others, but because I spoke out. No legal hearing. I am a Libyan doctor and entrepreneur. I built my company from nothing. I believed in freedom, human dignity, and the right to think differently. No independent medical review.
Mad in America
APRIL 26, 2025
History of P&As and PAIMI Funding The Protection and Advocacy system was established federally in the 1970s to create state-level organizations with special investigative and legal powers to uphold the rights of people with physical or intellectual disabilities. higher court rulings.
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Mad in America
JULY 26, 2025
Since then, the term has been adopted as a metaphor in legal and public discourse, often said to be “frayed” or even “ ripped to shreds.” Legal scholars now argue that the concept itself has become essentially meaningless. It violates human rights at the United Nations level.” Amid these developments, on June 17 Rep.
Mad in America
JULY 28, 2025
California led the way in establishing the legal basis for forcing mental health treatment on members of the public. According to Mindsite News April 2024, research spending was $239 per person with Alzheimer’s, $109 for Autism, but only $64 for Schizophrenia. UnitedHealth Group , whose CEO was assassinated in December 2024, by L.M.,
Behavioral Collective Podcast
APRIL 3, 2023
She’s also looking for Annie’s expertise to provide recommendations because that’s what she relies upon with her legal work Annie is the one that provides the recommendations and Alexandra provides the legal arguments Is it common for families to have an IEP advocate and/or an education lawyer? [5:20]
Mad in America
JANUARY 10, 2025
There are ongoing ethical, moral, and legal challenges surrounding the prescription and discontinuation of antipsychotic medicationschallenges that a new article suggests can be addressed through the lens of epistemic injustice. F., & Roe, D. Antipsychotic Discontinuation through the Lens of Epistemic Injustice.
Mad in America
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Los Angeles County will roll out CARE Court on December 1, and it will be required in all California counties by December 2024. Prior to 1967, psychiatrically, intellectually, and developmentally disabled Californians lacked legal protections against involuntary confinement in institutions.
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