Another Presidential Order to “Rebrand” Psychiatry
Reprinted with permission from AbleChild.
President Trump’s new executive order Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets, says putting people into long-term institutions is the “most proven way” to fix public safety and homelessness. But this is just a return to old ideas that have already been shown to fail.
The order instructs the Attorney General to undo current court rules that protect people from being forced into mental health care by ending “consent decrees that limit State and local government’s ability to commit individuals on the streets who are risk to themselves or others.” These current court protections were set up with the help of psychiatry when the industry was caught red-handed in human rights abuses decades ago. Most people don’t remember that psychiatry’s stranglehold began with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s executive order, which tied the government closely to psychiatry. Now, behavioral health groups have powerful influence in state and federal governments, shaping laws and policies.
Both older institutions and community mental health programs have spent enormous amounts of money — at least three states—New York, California, and Connecticut—have official audits, reports, or legislative scrutiny reflecting failures in the behavioral health system for homeless populations along with rising costs of contracts or services. This excludes counting billions more spent on mental health care throughout the United States. The problem with all this spending is that homelessness has only gotten worse and people diagnosed with mental health problems aren’t getting better. But the problem isn’t money. The problem is the way the psychiatric community and the government work together that isn’t necessarily in the nation’s best interest.
President Trump’s executive order focuses on pushing more funding toward drug addiction intervention and weakening civil commitment policies (forcing people into mental health institutions). But these recommendations just reshuffle power among the same groups that continually fail to make a difference or show positive results. Nothing new here. This isn’t just about Trump; many presidents have been influenced by a very powerful psychiatric industry that, in many ways, controls quality of life cradle to grave.
This powerful behavioral health industry, supported by the government, is known not only for hiding data on mental health issues—such as links between psychiatric drugs and violence or suicide—and the role the industry played in the attempted assassination of President Trump. For example, the alleged assassin’s parents were behavioral health experts.
Providing the psychiatric industry to have more control over American lives is a bad idea, especially in light of the fact that countless people have been seriously harmed by psychiatry’s “chemical imbalance” theory that finally was debunked in 2022. More importantly, the psychiatric industry has continually escaped any accountability for these obvious failures and, still the government continues to fund what can only be described as a fraudulent industry. There is no abnormality that is any psychiatric diagnosis, and the drugs prescribed for “treatment” do not treat any known abnormality and the pharmaceutical companies openly admit they have no idea how the drugs “work” as “treatment” for any psychiatric disorder. Obviously, this raises serious concerns about how President Trump’s executive order is a “solution” to the mental health crisis that the nation is facing. Given the history of forced mental health incarceration, one could argue there will be an unfortunate outcome for human rights and personal freedom.
Both the old institutional model and newer community programs haven’t worked—even with billions of dollars spent. The Landmark case of Willowbrook Institution was a big win for “informed consent,” yet the federal government refuses to honor it. Willowbrook was an example of neglect and abuse, igniting lawsuits and cries to shutter such places. Community programs were supposed to be better, offering medication and housing outside of those hellish hospitals. But hundreds of billions of dollars later, the same problems persist. Too much funding is funneled into forced medication programs and crisis interventions instead of teaching life skills.
The data is clear. The current mental health model isn’t working and resorting back to the old ways won’t be any better. The fact is nobody is getting better. Rather, with each new diagnosis more mind-altering drugs are prescribed. Is it any wonder that the President feels forced to handle the mess that that psychiatric community has created?
Instead of ending homelessness, which is the President’s desire, the recommended fix will just return people to institutions that didn’t work in the past and seriously infringe on personal freedom and human rights. And, worse, these institutions will be run by the very industry that created the problem. It’s time to address the crisis created by the psychiatric community. The federal government has become a partner in this crisis by continuing to fund the behavioral health industry. A good starting point is to acknowledge that no one is getting better…they’re just getting more drugged.
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There is a low cost highly effective program that can be used both in patient and outpatient called RI. It is an often overlooked solution and they now have Zoom, phone, and in person meetings. It has been around for years and is based on the work of Abraham Low MD. It is a cognitive behavioral approach. For more info you can visit https://recoveryinternational.org
Able child means If I relapse and need mental health treatment from local clown show Meridian Health in Lake City Fl. I’m at there mercy as to what they can do with me. Keep me forever or put jail. Thanks president chump Pedophile at large.
Psychiatry predicates on the false fact that behavior results from chemical imbalances or the influence of parents or genes and disregards the fact that we Are Spiritual Beings and responsible for our Behavior. Psychiatry is the tool of the enemy of man so yes this is a very bad idea
So very true
an “institution” or “sleeping on the side walk and eating out of dumpsters while thinking bugs are eating you or demons attacking ” which do you choose ?
Quit those drugs, get exercise, eat your vegetables, and toss the social stupidity, renew your relationship with your higher power. You’ll change for the better. Trust!
When my father was trying to kill me and my siblings, I was 4 years old. I don’t think that your solution would have changed that one bit.
I been trying to do that with no support. Sober 1.5 yrs by grace of God. Mental illness exists because I’m living proof of it. Jesus’s grace will subsist me till the end Amen
Looks like holding the totally failed mental health industry accountable – has come. Trump seems to have a valid rational idea and approach to the situation.
Not really. Although some issues like Bipolar do benefit by altering brain chemistry, the likelihood that schizophrenia is genetic is firmly documented. But even schizophrenia is helped by modern medications that alter brain chemicals. To assume that untreated homeless people roaming the streets do not need help is wrong. Addictions are symptoms of self-medication in many cases (and that is a bad idea). Folks with mental health problems are far better off with treatment facilities than they are strung out on heroin living on the street.
People being diagnosed with bipolar disorder today do not have Bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a tragic problem where the patient is unable to distinguish reality from imagination. They are so convinced they can convince others. Hence the Firefest disaster. What is diagnosed as Bipolar today are immature people with no self regulation. Basically, adult sized toddlers. But A$$hole is not a reimburseable diagnosis. So they get whatever diagnosis pays best.
Exactly. AbleChild is on a dangerous crusade that threatens to harm the mentally ill, who already live a marginal existence. They have zero ideas to help. They only seek to take away treatment. And, as you say, there is real evidence of a genetic tie to many of these conditions. AbleChild is short some homework – and sympathy for the mentally ill. Blaming psychiatry for an assessination attempt is simply asinine. Better to blame the media and the Demonrat machine than to default to “psychiatry did it”. That is an assertion without proof.
A m en
schizophrenia is not genetic. Perhaps you should read the book The Origin of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. By Julian Jaynes.No one has ever been born with schizophrenia..
Schizophrenia is not genetic. Perhaps you should read the book The Origin of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. By Julian Jaynes. No one has ever been born with schizophrenia..
Totally agree. I am an advocate for bringing back mental institutions run by seriously vetted medical professionals, who are checked on on a regular basis!! Each person’s mental case must be looked at individually for the care and protection of each human being in need!! No lumping mentally ill people together! Respect!!
You managed to criticize everybody and everything, but offered no solution for the homeless people who have mental problems and are addicted. First step should be to get them off the street into a facility where professionals can treat them. I suggest small facilities located near the problem area – stay away from giant hospitals. You also have to recognize that some addicts and some mental problems may never be “cured.”
It’s a Godless solution doomed to fail, as it always has. And it’s a threat to our liberties. Trump’s trying too hard to be hero. How do you define a psychological disorder? And the governments refusal to look at what SSRI’s are contributing to the problem is palpable.
We have been pandering to the mentally ill for way too long.
Instead of pretending they are not sick, even celebrating their illness and changing the rules to accommodate them, we need to recognize their illness, explain it to them, then lock up the dangerous ones.
DEI. TDS, LGBT..djhfteyuy(whatever) No longer considered acceptable.
I agree and I’m mentally ill. Finding God was the first step to me trying to recover. Without Jesus in your heart it’s hopeless. Amen
I understand the issues here but putting people in institutions scares me. My mother grew up in the 30’s when eugenics was alive and well. She lived in a institution till age 20 because she didn’t have an advocate, her advocate was the state and that was their solution for her care; and no she wasn’t crazy, just a poor family. Biggest problem with is approach is that anyone can be forced into institutions. I don’t trust the government or judicial system to be fair in recommending confinement. Once upon a time a husband could say his wife was unbalanced and that was all it took to lock someone up. We must be very careful with this approach.
That scares me also,,I’ve been marchmant and baker acted in florida but never while sober. Jesus is the only way to sanity, sobriety and salvation. Anything Good actually , took my broken brain 55 yrs to figure that out.
Our vastly greater and wiser Founders knew and sternly warned us that trying to run a country without God is a certain recipe for fatal disaster as it’s proven to be, and this fruitless appeal to godless shrinks too often at least as batty as the patients will be no better. With our proven failed track record it’s absurd how we’re still so deluded by arrogance as to imagine we can do a better job than our Founders. One of the greatest evils was giving women the vote & thus positions of headship over men
[violating 1 Timothy 2:12-15 LSB But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. 13 For it was Adam who was first formed, and then Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into trespass. 15 But she will be saved through the bearing of children, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with self-restraint. [Rejecting this led to embracing the countless evils of aborting God’s, not man’s/woman’s kids.]]
as likewise sinful Adam did in making Eve his head by listening to her & satan instead of Jesus for which He cursed him and thereby us his seed:
Genesis 3:17 LSB Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In pain you will eat of it All the days of your life.”
Romans 1:21-26 LSB For even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image … 24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions …
Romans 10:17 So the faith out-of [Isa_53:1] report/hearing, but the report/hearing through saying of Christ.
John 14:6 Jesus says to him, “I am The Way, and The Truth, and The Life. No man comes to The Father if not through Me.”
Since we’ve despised Christ’s Word our ruin is sure unless we repent, unlikely since the our only sin left is saying there is sin, the irony of unelected [see the receipts @ electionfraud20.org] mindless monster President Autopen’s “government” calling pro-life groups terrorists. Fascist Youtube banned me for stuff like this without giving a shred of evidence of wrongdoing, typical for fascism. God save us.
God saved me from myself when I let him. Praise out lord and Savior Jesus Christ
this should help clear out the sidewalks and parks that have been taken away from taxpaying citizens of all ages.
everyone i believe would agree public space has been allowed to be taken over by probably equally crzy people in political positions who also do not represent the citizens who mistakenly elected them.
just a few men in white suits carrying large nets and driving a van marked “happy valley rehabilitation” a few days a week picking up the needy off the streets would likely bring great relief to the public’s occupied spaces.
would anyone disagree some level of counseling, psychological treatments, and or medical and pharmaceutical treatment is required for almost every person trying to survive on a sidewalk.
There is a low cost highly effective program that can be used both in patient and outpatient called RI. It is an often overlooked solution and they now have Zoom, phone, and in person meetings. It has been around for years and is based on the work of Abraham Low MD. It is a cognitive behavioral approach. For more info you can visit https://recoveryinternational.org
Looks like holding the totally failed mental health industry accountable – has come. Trump seems to have a valid rational idea and approach to the situation.
Able child means If I relapse and need mental health treatment from local clown show Meridian Health in Lake City Fl. I’m at there mercy as to what they can do with me. Keep me forever or put jail. Thanks president chump Pedophile at large.
Psychiatry predicates on the false fact that behavior results from chemical imbalances or the influence of parents or genes and disregards the fact that we Are Spiritual Beings and responsible for our Behavior. Psychiatry is the tool of the enemy of man so yes this is a very bad idea
Not really. Although some issues like Bipolar do benefit by altering brain chemistry, the likelihood that schizophrenia is genetic is firmly documented. But even schizophrenia is helped by modern medications that alter brain chemicals. To assume that untreated homeless people roaming the streets do not need help is wrong. Addictions are symptoms of self-medication in many cases (and that is a bad idea). Folks with mental health problems are far better off with treatment facilities than they are strung out on heroin living on the street.
People being diagnosed with bipolar disorder today do not have Bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a tragic problem where the patient is unable to distinguish reality from imagination. They are so convinced they can convince others. Hence the Firefest disaster. What is diagnosed as Bipolar today are immature people with no self regulation. Basically, adult sized toddlers. But A$$hole is not a reimburseable diagnosis. So they get whatever diagnosis pays best.
Exactly. AbleChild is on a dangerous crusade that threatens to harm the mentally ill, who already live a marginal existence. They have zero ideas to help. They only seek to take away treatment. And, as you say, there is real evidence of a genetic tie to many of these conditions. AbleChild is short some homework – and sympathy for the mentally ill. Blaming psychiatry for an assessination attempt is simply asinine. Better to blame the media and the Demonrat machine than to default to “psychiatry did it”. That is an assertion without proof.
assassination attempt. Typo. Unfortunately, many of these comment apps do not allow for editing.
A m en
schizophrenia is not genetic. Perhaps you should read the book The Origin of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. By Julian Jaynes.No one has ever been born with schizophrenia..
Schizophrenia is not genetic. Perhaps you should read the book The Origin of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. By Julian Jaynes. No one has ever been born with schizophrenia..
Totally agree. I am an advocate for bringing back mental institutions run by seriously vetted medical professionals, who are checked on on a regular basis!! Each person’s mental case must be looked at individually for the care and protection of each human being in need!! No lumping mentally ill people together! Respect!!
So very true
an “institution” or “sleeping on the side walk and eating out of dumpsters while thinking bugs are eating you or demons attacking ” which do you choose ?
assassination attempt. Typo. Unfortunately, many of these comment apps do not allow for editing.
Quit those drugs, get exercise, eat your vegetables, and toss the social stupidity, renew your relationship with your higher power. You’ll change for the better. Trust!
When my father was trying to kill me and my siblings, I was 4 years old. I don’t think that your solution would have changed that one bit.
I been trying to do that with no support. Sober 1.5 yrs by grace of God. Mental illness exists because I’m living proof of it. Jesus’s grace will subsist me till the end Amen
You managed to criticize everybody and everything, but offered no solution for the homeless people who have mental problems and are addicted. First step should be to get them off the street into a facility where professionals can treat them. I suggest small facilities located near the problem area – stay away from giant hospitals. You also have to recognize that some addicts and some mental problems may never be “cured.”
Amen
It’s a Godless solution doomed to fail, as it always has. And it’s a threat to our liberties. Trump’s trying too hard to be hero. How do you define a psychological disorder? And the governments refusal to look at what SSRI’s are contributing to the problem is palpable.
We have been pandering to the mentally ill for way too long.
Instead of pretending they are not sick, even celebrating their illness and changing the rules to accommodate them, we need to recognize their illness, explain it to them, then lock up the dangerous ones.
DEI. TDS, LGBT..djhfteyuy(whatever) No longer considered acceptable.
I agree and I’m mentally ill. Finding God was the first step to me trying to recover. Without Jesus in your heart it’s hopeless. Amen
Good commentary on the corruption of the mental health industry but I was hoping you would have had some insights and recommendations on how to address the homeless and drug addicted which adversely affect this country. How do you propose to revitalize public safety?
I understand the issues here but putting people in institutions scares me. My mother grew up in the 30’s when eugenics was alive and well. She lived in a institution till age 20 because she didn’t have an advocate, her advocate was the state and that was their solution for her care; and no she wasn’t crazy, just a poor family. Biggest problem with is approach is that anyone can be forced into institutions. I don’t trust the government or judicial system to be fair in recommending confinement. Once upon a time a husband could say his wife was unbalanced and that was all it took to lock someone up. We must be very careful with this approach.
That scares me also,,I’ve been marchmant and baker acted in florida but never while sober. Jesus is the only way to sanity, sobriety and salvation. Anything Good actually , took my broken brain 55 yrs to figure that out.
Our vastly greater and wiser Founders knew and sternly warned us that trying to run a country without God is a certain recipe for fatal disaster as it’s proven to be, and this fruitless appeal to godless shrinks too often at least as batty as the patients will be no better. With our proven failed track record it’s absurd how we’re still so deluded by arrogance as to imagine we can do a better job than our Founders. One of the greatest evils was giving women the vote & thus positions of headship over men
[violating 1 Timothy 2:12-15 LSB But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. 13 For it was Adam who was first formed, and then Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into trespass. 15 But she will be saved through the bearing of children, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with self-restraint. [Rejecting this led to embracing the countless evils of aborting God’s, not man’s/woman’s kids.]]
as likewise sinful Adam did in making Eve his head by listening to her & satan instead of Jesus for which He cursed him and thereby us his seed:
Genesis 3:17 LSB Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In pain you will eat of it All the days of your life.”
Romans 1:21-26 LSB For even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image … 24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions …
Romans 10:17 So the faith out-of [Isa_53:1] report/hearing, but the report/hearing through saying of Christ.
John 14:6 Jesus says to him, “I am The Way, and The Truth, and The Life. No man comes to The Father if not through Me.”
Since we’ve despised Christ’s Word our ruin is sure unless we repent, unlikely since the our only sin left is saying there is sin, the irony of unelected [see the receipts @ electionfraud20.org] mindless monster President Autopen’s “government” calling pro-life groups terrorists. Fascist Youtube banned me for stuff like this without giving a shred of evidence of wrongdoing, typical for fascism. God save us.
God saved me from myself when I let him. Praise out lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Amen
this should help clear out the sidewalks and parks that have been taken away from taxpaying citizens of all ages.
everyone i believe would agree public space has been allowed to be taken over by probably equally crzy people in political positions who also do not represent the citizens who mistakenly elected them.
just a few men in white suits carrying large nets and driving a van marked “happy valley rehabilitation” a few days a week picking up the needy off the streets would likely bring great relief to the public’s occupied spaces.
would anyone disagree some level of counseling, psychological treatments, and or medical and pharmaceutical treatment is required for almost every person trying to survive on a sidewalk.
Have Mercy and Grace on Tina Peters and direct angels to immediately bring the Freedom keys to open her prison cell. L……………..et justice replace the corruption of injustice. Let Freedom Ring With humility. And oversight with The Holy Spirit……. COPY AND OPEN →→→www.best.work43.com
Good commentary on the corruption of the mental health industry but I was hoping you would have had some insights and recommendations on how to address the homeless and drug addicted which adversely affect this country. How do you propose to revitalize public safety?
Have Mercy and Grace on Tina Peters and direct angels to immediately bring the Freedom keys to open her prison cell. L……………..et justice replace the corruption of injustice. Let Freedom Ring With humility. And oversight with The Holy Spirit……. COPY AND OPEN →→→www.best.work43.com