This is hard to write, but I was subjected to involuntary treatment. It ruined my life. And I know I am not the only one.

While Deboer talks about involuntary treatment getting harder, this is right or qrong depending on how you measure it. We are seeing far more interaction with mental services. In Florida, the rate of Baker act has surged 121% [1].

So why the discrepancy? There are really different cohorts. Laws are being created around the psychotic homeless population. But most people interacting with mental health and even most people forced into institutions are not these things. Think anorexics and wrist-cutters, not psychos with knives.

[1] https://www.theledger.com/story/news/regional/2021/11/28/men...