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MENTAL HEALTH
Florida’s Baker Act Leaves Trail of Harm for Involuntarily Committed Veterans
The ease of being involuntarily committed under Florida law discourages many veterans from seeking help. Jordan Hunkin’s suicide is a too-common outcome.
MENTAL HEALTH
Psychiatry’s Abusive Baker Act & VA Behind Soldier’s Suicide
The VA admits their own deficient care and wrongful use of Florida’s Baker Act in relation to Jordan Hunkin’s death. Worse, it’s far from the first time.
MENTAL HEALTH
With Its Streamlined New Baker Act, Florida Embraces the Human Rights Abuse the Rest of the World Condemns
Florida’s House Bill 7021 emboldens institutional psychiatry’s abuse and makes it more profitable for providers.
MENTAL HEALTH
APA Tries to Downplay Horrific Psychiatric Abuse
While 7-year-olds are being handcuffed and taken for involuntary psychiatric evaluations, APA authors claim psychiatric coercion is rare and nearly “always necessary when applied.”
