California must learn from history. Forced mental health care harms more than heals

California must learn from history. Forced mental health care harms more than heals

Guest Commentary written by Keris Myrick Keris Myrick is a health executive and advocate who hosts the podcast “Unapologetically Black Unicorns,” focusing on mental health and racial equity. Progressive values and humane public policies are California virtues. But not for people living with serious mental illness. For people with schizophrenia, our treatment clings to an old, dangerous myth: “To save them we must take their autonomy.” Some say …

Commentary: Forced mental health care harms more than heals

Progressive values and humane public policies are California virtues. But not for people living with serious mental illness. For people with schizophrenia, our treatment clings to an old, dangerous myth: “To save them we must take their autonomy.”