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MENTAL HEALTH
Unseen. Uncounted. Dead: An Exclusive Freedom Investigation into the VA’s Hidden Suicide Pipeline
At least 17 veterans a day die by suicide. Some families say the VA helped pull the trigger.
MENTAL HEALTH
Class Action Launched Over Illegal Preventive Psychiatric Detention in Quebec
Over 50,000 Québécois were involuntarily committed—illegally—between 2015 and 2024, triggering a landmark legal fight for accountability.
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
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.”
