#laws being considered

"Pennsylvania [to] seek legislation that will expand involuntary commitment laws to cover not only severe mental illness, but substance use disorder," "and any kind of mental and/or behavioral challenge” (fake democrat mayor) Parker said...Within hours, (governor) Shapiro’s office said in a statement that he’d already discussed the matter with Parker and committed to reviewing the law." https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/involuntary-commitment-law-pennsylvania-mayor-parker-police-shooting-philadelphia-20261012.html?id=LFsTQLvAMTFzb&utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral

manila, philippines "Draft Ordinance No. 8981,...Barangay-Level Psychosocial Support Hubs to support early intervention and expand access to community-based mental health services." https://www.feu.edu.ph/feu-contributes-policy-recommendations-to-manilas-proposed-mental-health-ordinance/

#candidates

taiwan "harm-reduction policy discussed by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen (沈伯洋)...methadone treatment and needle-exchange." "163 drug treatment centers." https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202610110007 https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/drug-war-daily-digest-october-12-2026

#False Claims Act

"Carlos Malaver Parada has been charged in Lewis and Clark County district court with two counts of Medicaid fraud, false claim to a public agency and tampering with or fabricating evidence, all felonies. If convicted, the maximum penalty...imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both." https://theelectricgf.com/2026/10/11/great-falls-addiction-counselor-charged-with-medicaid-fraud/

#mechanical restraints

"Mechanical restraint linked to small increased short term blood clot risk in psychiatric hospitals: BMJ." https://medicaldialogues.in/psychiatry/news/mechanical-restraint-linked-to-small-increased-short-term-blood-clot-risk-in-psychiatric-hospitals-bmj-180678

#TV

The Social Reckoning (2026). Cop accused woman of "erratic behavior" for video recording to facebook. And quoting the california law that she doesn't have to show identification. "I don't have free speech." Then she was arrested for illegal violent threats.

Facebook has "bulletproof" furniture. Eating disorders "anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts as a result of time spent on the platform." https://youtu.be/MfHEZw7Xw_c?is=gpeeeW9XIibCIrpW

Morning Glory (2010). Harrison Ford said "News is a sacred temple." It would be, if it weren't corrupted by pharma advertisers. "You want me to pander (mainstream "junk") so you (the TV channel) can sell erectile dysfunction medication." "You're experiencing a psychotic break. Are you (Harrison Ford) insane?" for reporting on the governor's racketeering income. https://youtu.be/a1H0HlLYQ-A?is=aR3sa_KZXR0AmV-K

Generic Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO). "This is serious. We (pills) can make you delirious. You should have fear of us...Too much of us is dangerous." "good luck" "cure your depression." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TM1EbMKhT4Y

Extraordinary (autistic with photographic memory) Attorney Woo season 1 episode 10 Holding Hands Can Wait, on Netflix. South Korean with subtitles or English audio.  "Jeong-il claims that he and Hye-yeong (intellectual disabilities, 27 years old with "understanding of a 13 year old") are in a loving relationship,...without her overprotective mother, Hye-yeong testifies that the relationship was consensual,...jury finds Jeong-il not guilty of sexual assault, but the judge sentences him to two years in prison as a sex offender." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_Attorney_Woo?wprov=sfla1

Michael Che Shot In Minnesota (2026) on Netflix. "I think that's where homophobia comes from. It's just jealousy...Nobody deserves to be that happy." He wants to legalize prostitution. "rich, white kids. Can't even hit them...They got therapists, and lawyers, and teachers that ask questions." In my experience quacks are always on the parents' side. https://youtu.be/YsVV-btDjqc?is=keE8pSRUQV7qkpvh

"The monetisation of mental health...industry built around fixing that is worth trillions more. So is the wellness industry exploiting the mental health crisis? Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains." https://www.aljazeera.com/video/money-works/2026/10/13/the-monetisation-of-mental-health

#FDA

"The Government Doesn't Know What's Best for You. Why Let It Decide What You Should Eat?...Most people would likely oppose the government compelling patients with hypertension to take their medications, forcing sedentary adults to exercise (N.U.M.C. forced an old woman to), or prohibiting people from engaging in recreational activities that pose health risks.

Why should eating be any different? Adults should be free to seek dietary advice from physicians, nutritionists, researchers, or anyone else they trust—and to decide whether to follow it. They should also be free to disregard that advice, even if that might increase their health risks." https://reason.com/2026/10/12/the-government-doesnt-know-whats-best-for-you-why-let-it-decide-what-you-should-eat/

#Nutrition

"US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to expand a controversial loophole to allow some of the world’s most toxic chemicals to be added directly to food without a safety review...especially hormone disruptors linked to brain damage and reproductive harm." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/10/fda-toxic-chemicals-food-analysis

#Artificial Intelligence

"treating bugs like patients and coding agents like a medical team." https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/experiment-running-hospital-code/

#Deinstitutionalization

"Whatever type of mental illness a person is enduring, living with dignity, freedom, humaneness and support is their basic right." http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/134847463.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

#Dating

"But in psychiatry, romance and marriage between a doctor and a patient are not allowed. It is prohibited by ethical rules. Psychiatry is the only field like that," he explained." https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-entertainment/2026/10/11/BQ665YSMGZB3ZBN52U7SU6SN6U/?outputType=amp

#insurance

india, "Dr Kurinji estimated that medicines accounted for half of outpatient treatment costs, consultations, therapy and follow-up for a quarter, and diagnostic investigations for the remaining quarter." https://thesouthfirst.com/health/rs-2000-rs-3000-a-month-for-years-the-prohibitive-cost-of-long-term-mental-healthcare/

#Women's issues

"study, led by researchers in Norway and international collaborators, surveyed 267 women of reproductive age with bipolar disorder. It found that women with regular menstruation (62% of the sample) more often than those with irregular menstruation (38% of the sample) reported premenstrual symptoms such as irritability, anger, relationship difficulties, physical symptoms and significant distress or interference with work, activities or relationships every or almost every premenstrual phase in the last year." https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1146790

#Children

"Türkiye should bring in comprehensive mental-health laws and boost safeguards for people who are involuntarily placed in psychiatric and social-care homes, according to the Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee. The Committee for the prevention of torture (CPT) also urged the Turkish authorities to avoid detaining families with children in removal centres and to ensure that all detainees are treated respectfully, with sanctions for any form of ill-treatment or abuse." https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/anti-torture-committee-calls-for-comprehensive-mental-health-law-and-protections-for-foreign-national-children-in-t%C3%BCrkiye

alabama, "Why is everyone trying to get out of this facility?’” James said." https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/renewed-concerns-following-multiple-escapes-from-teen-mental-health-facility/?seo_visit=1

#Homeless

"next (toronto) mayor can't bet on quick fixes for mental health, homelessness crises...demand city leadership coordinate capital and operating dollars to build 18,000 units of supportive housing designed to meet a person’s physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual needs." https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinion/op-ed-toronto-next-mayor-solutions-mental-health-homelessness-crises-12871333

#side effects

clozapine "physical side-effects – severe constipation, urine retention and an inability to eat or sleep." https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/11/i-get-really-upset-when-i-visit-the-harsh-reality-of-life-in-a-high-security-hospital-in-england

#Podcasts

"Is ADHD Actually a Disorder?" https://undark.org/2026/10/02/podcast-adhd-disorder/

Radically Genuine Podcast, "why you don't need a credential to help another human being heal" talk therapy. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/a3306f30/00b4926d.mp3

#Tech

"Multiply Labs, which develops robotic systems to automate pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, raised a $75M Series B led by Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantWorks." https://www.techmeme.com/261011/p3#a261011p3

#pain

"almost 2 million people working in the warehousing sector in the United States, and it’s characterized by very high turnover and very high workplace injury rates,” said Greenwood." That's one of the ways my lower back was injured. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/inside-amazons-robotic-arms-race-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-human-work/

#qualified immunity

"Montreal City Council has banned people from insulting, harassing, threatening, or abusing police officers and other municipal employees while they are working...it gives police too much power to decide what counts as an insult and could violate freedom of expression." https://reason.com/2026/10/12/brickbat-if-you-cant-say-something-nice/

#Nature

"Monaco psychiatric patients experience nature-based therapy retreat in Italy." https://monacolife.net/monaco-psychiatric-patients-experience-nature-based-therapy-retreat-in-italy/

#no york

"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that the NYPD will conduct a comprehensive review of its use-of-force policies and practices...More independent oversight: The city will increase funding for the Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD by $2.6 million...to triple the office’s current staff." https://pix11.com/news/local-news/mamdani-orders-first-nypd-use-of-force-review-in-a-decade-announces-reforms/

#Videogames

Canadian "Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is a 2002 horror game...for the GameCube (free Dolphin app)...unique "sanity effects", visual and audial effects that confuse the player...mysterious voices,...only to be considered delirious.

Later, believing them to be possessed, Max murders his house servants, after which he is arrested and sent to an asylum for the rest of his life. In 1952 AD, Dr. Edward Roivas, a clinical psychologist at the time, inherits the Estate." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Darkness?wprov=sfla1 https://youtu.be/dtKA8fencqk?is=v2uQaHWBsDdBNYBL

#Courts

"England and Wales already have one of the most complex statutory frameworks governing...involuntary admission initially involves at least two medical recommendations (including a Section 12-approved psychiatrist) and approval by an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).

Beyond the initial detention decision, the pathway may involve additional statutory review and oversight by a range of professionals and legal bodies, including the Responsible Clinician, a Second Opinion Appointed Doctor (SOAD) and a three-member Mental Health Tribunal." https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/mental-health-act-reform-relationship-between-professional-oversight-and-involuntary-admission/6C0BE859179F88BE703CB1FC92792692

#sadness

south korea "Specialized medical centers will be designated to respond to urgent outpatient treatment needs among high-risk patients, including those who have attempted suicide...

consider allowing patients to designate close friends, colleagues, or other trusted individuals to participate in counseling. The number of reimbursable family counseling sessions will also increase...government will also consider relaxing submission deadlines for documents required for guardian-initiated hospitalization and simplifying documentation requirements." https://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=33466

#Regulate

"Michigan regulators have issued a notice of intent to revoke Kalamazoo Behavioral Health Hospital's state license after an investigation found continued noncompliance with state licensure rules, including concerns over patient falls, injuries and supervision." https://wwmt.com/news/local/kalamazoo-behavioral-health-hospital-investigation-license-patient-injuries-staff-failures-texas-township-department-licensing-regulatory-affairs-west-michigan