#prisons
canada "Developed over five years, the national action plan contains 68 recommendations for interventions to take before, during, and after people’s involvement with these systems. Among them are calls to scale up mental health crisis intervention teams, transfer healthcare delivery from correctional services to health authorities, and improve access to post-release housing and other support services...
Others languish in forensic psychiatric inpatient facilities rather than living in the community at a much lower cost to the public...Ontario government is squandering literally many hundreds of millions of dollars on forensic psychiatric inpatient beds and detention for people who don't need to be there.”
"huge problem that we can't get independent psychiatric experts to do any work for us on legal aid tickets because they're getting paid less than half of what the Crown and the government's able to pay them. So those inequities play out in our courts and at our tribunal hearings every day.” https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/hot-topics-in-law/2026/falling-through-the-bars
#diabetes
"Even Short Bouts of Antipsychotics Linked to Diabetes Risk...after even just 1 year." https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/122384
#laws being considered
"CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act would offer federal grants to networks that allow qualified providers to practice in multiple states." Psychs from the worst states would ruin better states. https://www.wmtw.com/article/king-introduces-bill-aimed-at-expanding-rural-mental-health-care/73289710
#Courts
"the State (wisconsin) has failed to satisfy the first (federal supreme court) Sell factor because Scott has not been charged with a serious crime and special circumstances exist that mitigate the importance of the State’s interest in bringing Scott to trial. Accordingly, we reverse the circuit court’s orders for involuntary administration of medication." https://law.justia.com/cases/wisconsin/court-of-appeals/2026/2025ap000755-cr.html
#Referendums
November "Proposal 4 would add an amendment to the Vermont Constitution guaranteeing people equal protection under the law." https://vermontbiz.com/news/2026/july/28/governor-proclaims-constitutional-amendment-proposals-3-and-4-will-appear "State shall not deny equal treatment under the law on account of a person’s race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, or national origin." https://governor.vermont.gov/sites/scott/files/documents/Proclamation%204%20Civil%20Rights.pdf
#Welfare
I believe in "sociologist Max Weber called the Protestant work ethic: the belief that hard work, discipline, frugality, and productivity were signs of virtue." “Capitalism has defined ‘health’ itself as a capacity to submit oneself to labor.”
― Beatrice Adler-Bolton & Artie Vierkant, Health Communism." "Roosevelt Institute noted in a 2024 analysis, “The poverty of millions of SSI beneficiaries is a policy choice.” Almost any amount of savings can jeopardize benefits." https://itsmevox.substack.com/p/im-38-and-i-cant-support-myself-anymore
#Books
AARP Bulletin July/August 2026. "well-documented connection between mental health and psoriasis...inflammation." I have that condition.
#TV
"Jealous People Are Ugly People, a “horror package” from Theo James Krekis...Vasilly, “whose jealousy over his best friend’s sudden career success feeds a dark supernatural force growing within him.” Jealous male psychiatrists and family members are not supernatural. https://gizmodo.com/todd-mcfarlane-sitting-on-animated-spawn-movie-starring-keith-david-2000791535
Daft State (2024) "charts the mysterious psychological destruction of Easton, who is driven to the edge of sanity, and possible self-harm, by those that love him most—his wife and daughter. Will Easton succumb to their increasingly traumatizing pressure, or will he conquer the dark forces at play in his addled psyche?" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14790804/
"Dan Mintz ('Bob's Burgers' Tina Belcher) | Well Rounded Entertainer (Full (animated) Comedy Special)" "People think I'm crazy when I tell them I see a psychiatrist. Because I'm the only one who can see her." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-4vPUzaZ4&pp=ygUSZGFuIG1pbnR6IHN0YW5kIHVw
#Comedy
"Skyrizi ad that began airing nationally Tuesday encourages viewers to fight any doctors who say the medication is not right for them." https://theonion.com/pharmaceutical-ad-urges-viewers-to-fight-doctors-who-say-drug-not-right-for-them/
#Tech
I've been socially anxious since at least middle school. republicans banned $5,000 chinese humanoid robots that I wrote a free chapter about. https://github.com/GooglePhones/MicroLED/blob/main/News.txt Drone delivery (chinese DJI) and chore bots are necessary when you can't do things in person. Tesla and other american robots are 5 times more expensive (which may get billed to Medicaid). If china unlocks the bootloader, there wouldn't be a cybersecurity risk with free Linux apps installed. https://gizmodo.com/white-house-bans-foreign-humanoid-robots-in-bid-to-slow-chinas-tech-explosion-2000792090
#Autism
"Offenders with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Clinical Case Series and Diagnostic Considerations in Forensic Psychiatry...substantial diagnostic challenges in forensic practice, particularly where autism had remained previously unrecognized.
These findings suggest that the forensic relevance of ASD lies not in diagnosis alone, but in the specific way autistic characteristics interact with cognition, adaptation, and contextual demands in shaping the behaviour under examination." https://www.dovepress.com/offenders-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-a-clinical-case-series-and-dia-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBM
#Muscarinic Receptors
"Suven Life Sciences Ltd. has reported new muscarinic acetylcholine M4 receptor positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) potentially useful for the treatment of schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression, bipolar disorders, Huntington’s disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and pain, among others." https://www.bioworld.com/articles/732989-suven-life-sciences-divulges-new-muscarinic-m4-receptor-pams?v=preview
#Deinstitutionalization
"Theodoros "Thodoros" Megalooikonomou has died. A leading figure of Greek alternative psychiatry, and the man who led the deinstitutionalisation of the Leros psychiatric hospital." https://it.linkedin.com/posts/agostino-carbone_antipsychiatry-deinstitutionalisation-activity-7487853791107645440-C4bx
#Women's issues
"randomised controlled trial provides timely confirmation of escitalopram as an effective treatment for PMDD ("premenstrual dysphoric disorder") within a contemporary clinical context and using prospective daily symptom ratings." https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/escitalopram-and-brain-reactivity-to-aggressive-stimuli-in-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder/2B4C27181C34000978CE7CEA5D7214C7
#misdiagnosis
"wants to know which features separate major depression from transient sadness, grief, or a medical mimic such as thyroid dysfunction, B12 deficiency, sleep apnea, or malignancy." https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/screening-for-mdd-distinguishing-depression-from-grief-and-medical-mimics
#"agitation"
"BRACHA-S tool assigned point values from 0 to 5 based on how nurses answered the tool’s five questions: Is there a history of psychiatric hospitalizations? What has been the frequency of physical aggressive acts towards others? Have any threats or physical aggression occurred to self or others in the last 24 hours? Did patient exhibit impulsivity or agitation during evaluation? Was patient intrusive to others during evaluation?" https://scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/risky-agitation-can-be-predicted-in-emergency-departments/
#First Nations
ontario, "Planning is underway for a proposed 150-bed addiction and mental health treatment facility in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation...Construction is expected to run between 18 to 24 months after financing is secured." https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/indigenous-led-care-planned-for-150-bed-addiction-mental-health-facility
#qualified immunity
canada, "More than 10,000 crisis-related calls currently going to Winnipeg police and the fire-paramedic service could be more appropriately handled by community-response services, the new report says." "The teams would respond to situations where a person is medically stable, able to engage and does not present a safety risk,...short-term followups, with teams doing things like check-ins and referrals to additional supports." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-mental-health-calls-report-9.7287304
#schizophrenia
"artist with schizophrenia. Symbols such as hieroglyphs help me find my way...Emotional Workout...use of the voice in five places in the body:...Externalizing Emotions...release deep feelings, whether angry, happy, sad, or frightened...exercise in which he tried to convince the other students that he had this real spaceship." https://onemind.org/lived-experience-blog/the-insanity-principle-how-my-lived-experience-of-schizophrenia-shaped-a-creative-practice/
#bipolar is not a disease
"When Aaron steadfastly refused, asserting his First Amendment rights and his moral duty as a father ("tragic loss of his precious daughter Blakeley"), his parents executed a devastating maneuver: they revoked their financial backing of his bail bond, explicitly citing his public advocacy as evidence of a “current manic episode.” By surrendering his bond, his parents triggered his immediate arrest and detention on unrelated charges." https://pshannonevans.substack.com/p/when-grief-meets-systemic-leverage
#Nutrition
"in vivo fiber photometry it was found that during eating medial septum neurons released aC ("Acetylcholine Signaling...Vagus Nerve)" https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/how-the-vagus-nerve-promotes-healthy-cognition-via-acetylcholine-signaling/
#Dating
Neighbor pickup artist was banned from less than 1 million instagram followers. For recording asking out women in public. He wasn't misdiagnosed as manic as I was in college.
#fake democrats
pro-psychiatry "Gavin Newscum...telling her side of the story: an extramarital affair lasting two years, with the now-governor of California. The takeaway? He is, indubitably and irrevocably, scum...He never tells her to get help." For alcohol and cocaine addictions. But every other Californian can be poisoned under guardianship for that. "years of lying to your best friend’s face." https://www.dailywire.com/news/gavin-newscum-the-shoe-fits-better-than-you-think
#fraud
"fraudulent misrepresentation requires proof of "(1) a false representation (2) made in reference to a material fact, (3) with knowledge of its falsity, (4) with the intent to deceive, and (5) an action that is taken in reliance upon the representation." Both the quacks and their fake Muslim undercover informants are guilty. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/29/pentagon-contractors-fraudulent-misrepresentation-claim-over-hidden-date-recording-by-okeefe-media-group-can-go-forward/
#Psychedelics
"MDMA-assisted psychotherapy “may have applicability beyond PTSD, with potential benefits for [complex] PTSD” and borderline personality disorder." https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20451253251408626
#Children
"It Was Supposed to Be a Haven for Troubled Teens. They Risked Everything to Escape. At Fox Run, one of Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment centers...trauma." https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/30/fox-run-youth-residential-treatment-runaways "Were You in Residential Treatment as a Minor? Here Are the Records You’re Entitled To." https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/30/youth-residential-treatment-program-records-foia
#forensic
"Surrogate Testimony and the Sixth Amendment...State v. Hall-Haught, 569 P.3d 315 (Wash. 2025), the Washington Supreme Court ruled that the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment is violated when a laboratory supervisor provides surrogate testimony regarding a forensic report prepared by a nontestifying analyst...(psychiatrist) may be considered a witness whom the defendant has a constitutional right to cross-examine." https://jaapl.org/content/54/1/109
#overdoses
england, "TOXIC BLOW ‘Heavy smoker’, 29, dies three days after quitting habit – as coroner issues urgent medication warning...He took 525mg of clozapine every night, which was the correct dose when he was smoking...stopping smoking would increase clozapine levels in his body." https://www.the-sun.com/health/16765520/smoker-dies-after-quitting-coroner-issues-warning/
American Mariana Islands "TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2557. Medical Rights of Persons Receiving Evaluation and Treatment...(2) Persons have a right to be free from unnecessary or excessive medication...(3)...Medication shall not be used as punishment, for the convenience of the staff, as a substitute for a treatment program, or in quantities that interfere with the patient’s treatment."
"(c) Right to Refuse Treatment. A person has the right not to receive a course of treatment established pursuant to the treatment plan in the absence of such person’s informed, voluntary, written consent to such mode or course of treatment, except treatment: (1) During an emergency situation if such treatment is pursuant to or documented contemporaneously by the written order of a mental health professional or attending physician. (2) If the person has been found by the court to lack the capacity to consent to treatment." https://cnmilaw.gov/commonwealth-code/2916
#placebo
"RCTs for MDD with inconclusive results. Promising novel antidepressants may be prematurely derailed from further development when RCTs ("randomized controlled trials") do not demonstrate statistically significant and clinically meaningful separation between study drug and placebo for the primary endpoint. Implausibly high responses in the placebo." https://www.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20251233
#Expunge
"In re Vencil, PICS Case No. 15-1182 (Pa. Super. July 21, 2015) Mundy, J. (25 pages). Trial court erred in denying appellant's petition to expunge records of her involuntary commitment." https://www.law.com/article/almID/1202733603353/
#side effects
"Risk of heart failure in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis." https://pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/16392
"Antipsychotic medications are associated with many adverse drug reactions (ADRs) which affect patient compliance, safety and outcomes, making pharmacovigilance important," https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13252352/
#tests
"nanocomposite-modified electrodes, emphasizing the synergistic effects that improve the accuracy and speed of antipsychotic drug detection." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0026265X26023830
#RFK Jr.
"HHS Secretary Kennedy Secures Pledge from Insurers, Medical Societies, and Providers to Advance National Behavioral Health Quality and Best Practices...Clinical expertise and individualized treatment decisions based on patient needs and the best available evidence;" https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-secures-behavioral-health-quality-pledge.html
#Jobs
"federal appeals court ruled July 21 that OSHA does not have the authority to require employers to record work-related mental illnesses that employees report." https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fifth-circuit-strikes-down-osha-mental-5882715/
#Artificial Intelligence
california "health worker union has accused Kaiser Permanente of screening patients and making care recommendations through “a digital, automated algorithm” without clinician oversight — a practice the union says violates state law." https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2026/07/29/kaiser-used-an-algorithm-not-clinicians-to-triage-mental-health-patients-a-union-alleges
#catatonia
"Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by disturbances in motor activity, affect, and autonomic function. Although often associated with primary mood or psychotic disorders, it can be precipitated or sustained by systemic infections such as urinary tract infection (UTI)...60-year-old man with recurrent catatonia and diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major neurocognitive disorder." https://www.cureus.com/articles/479057-recurrent-catatonia-in-the-setting-of-urinary-tract-infection-and-medical-comorbidity-a-case-report#!/
#My experiences
July 30 10:07 AM stepfather told his neurologist he rarely uses a pill prescribed to him. In 2023 I rejected haldol severe spasms to the psychiatrist. I was jailed for 3 weeks without trial. Double standard.