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The Ashland Source Reports on My Visit to Ohio

The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County, Ohio brought me in to speak at their annual conference remembering psychiatric civil rights activist Pat Risser — the recording may be posted online soon. But the local Ashland Source also reported on the reading and discussion at the public library before the conference, and published an op-ed of mine about the situation in Ohio. Some state legislators have been pushing a law to expand the number of people being involuntarily committed–even ...

Peterborough Examiner Story — Where Rob Grew Up

Joanne Culley interviews me for the Peterborough Examiner, the newspaper that was a daily feature of my family home as a kid. Click here to read (subscriber paywall). By the way, if you were to delve into the Examiner’s archives, you’d also find stories of me scoring goals in peewee hockey and of saving someone from nearly drowning–true story! :-)

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Peter McCully of Black Press Interviews Rob

In a special book club episode, long-time Black Press Media journalist and editor-turned-podcaster Peter McCully interviews me for the “Today in BC” podcast. After author Kate Gately, our interview begins at about 12:50 and continues for 13 minutes. Click here to listen.

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Why Isn't There a Popular Hashtag for Involuntary Commitment?

Why isn’t there a popular hashtag for involuntary commitment? As uses of psychiatric force expand, can social media be better used to focus critical attention? I was surprised by some of what I heard from people on these questions. Read the article by clicking here. Some of us are continuing to discuss this and suggest hashtag possibilities on Twitter -- find me there.

Suicide Hotlines Bill Themselves as Confidential—Even as Some Trace Your Call

This was the first of a series of articles I wrote about the new 988 mental health hotline. Read it here. Nearly every other news article since then has gotten essential facts wrong -- mine provides the original documents from my freedom of information requests. I've updated this in the book, but this article still provides essential background to the aggressive, covert forced interventions that the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline engages in.