Mental Health First Aid was created by Professor Anthony Jorm, a mental health literacy professor and Betty Kitchener, a health education nurse. Similar to CPR and First Aid for emergencies of the body, the Mental Health First Aid program was designed to help a person experiencing a crisis of the mind and/or spirit. Stop right … Continue reading Mental Health First Aid
Op Ed on Bloomberglaw.com
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“Treatment” for Symptoms of a Serious Brain Function Disorder – Pepper Spray and Stun Guns
Excerpt from this news report written by Brett Sholtis, a health reporter for WITF ...he was standing naked outside a Dauphin County hotel, where he had just punched a man. A mental health specialist working with the county prison said Thompson should be sent to a hospital for psychiatric care. But at the hospital, a doctor ran … Continue reading “Treatment” for Symptoms of a Serious Brain Function Disorder – Pepper Spray and Stun Guns
The Arbitrary Fate of Someone Dangerous to Themselves or Others – In the Criminal Justice System
Without provocation, he threw objects at staff and assaulted staff, requiring manual, mechanical, and pharmacologic restraints. Shortly after being released from restraints, he assaulted a staff member by chokehold, again requiring restraints.His escalated behavior continued the next day, during which he assaulted staff on 3 different occasions, including punching a staff member in the head … Continue reading The Arbitrary Fate of Someone Dangerous to Themselves or Others – In the Criminal Justice System
Dr. Nassrallah: Overwhelming Evidence that “Schizophrenia” is a Heterogenous Neurological Syndrome
This post is a link to a video presentation with a few comments about the content. "Schizophrenia is a Neurological Syndrome" Firstly, a person should never be referred to as "schizophrenic". It is a shame that this adjectival form of a term that should be abolished entirely is sometimes used by clinicians...and unfortunately out of … Continue reading Dr. Nassrallah: Overwhelming Evidence that “Schizophrenia” is a Heterogenous Neurological Syndrome
“Mental Health” Courts are Inherently Unjust
The PA court systems describe "mental health" courts as follows: Mental health courts partner key justice system officials with leaders in the mental health system to divert offenders with severe mental illness into a judicially supervised program and includes community-based treatment. The number of defendants with serious untreated mental illnesses in the criminal justice system … Continue reading “Mental Health” Courts are Inherently Unjust
The Next Mass Shooter Might Have Needed that 17th Bed
The IMD Exclusion is an illogical, unscientific, and discriminatory government policy that is premised on a gross fallacy of something called "mental diseases". The IMD Exclusion should have been repealed decades ago. In 1996 Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, in a Senate hearing, told Congress that serious "mental illnesses" were brain disorders, just like Parkinson's and … Continue reading The Next Mass Shooter Might Have Needed that 17th Bed
Kendra’s Law Cannot Save Lives Until the Fallacy of So-Called Mental Illness is Done Away With
In 1999 Kendra Webdale was pushed into the path of an oncoming N train at the 23rd Street station in New York City. This tragedy led to passage of Kendra's Law.On January 15, 2021 - it happened again. What did society learn from the horror that happened 23 years ago? Nothing, absolutely nothing. The general public cannot learn, because … Continue reading Kendra’s Law Cannot Save Lives Until the Fallacy of So-Called Mental Illness is Done Away With
Stepping Up Initiative’s Failed Mission in Allegheny County, PA
Stepping Up (CSG - Council of State Governments, Justice Center) proclaims its mission to be reducing the number of people with so-called mental illness in America's jails. The incarcerated population in Allegheny County Jail disproportionately suffers from "psychiatric disabilities". According to a 2019 report from a university in the area, roughly 75% of the jail … Continue reading Stepping Up Initiative’s Failed Mission in Allegheny County, PA
Criminal Adjudication System Needs to Hold the Medical System Accountable.
This Deputy Did Just That! Deputy Threatens To Arrest Hospital Worker On this website, on the page titled "Criminalization of "Mental Illness", What Does This Mean? we assert that the CJS (Criminal Justice System) needs to find ways to hold the "mental health" system accountable. On the home page we also charge the CJS with … Continue reading Criminal Adjudication System Needs to Hold the Medical System Accountable.
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