Violence in Psychiatry: Stop Pretending It’s Just “Part of the Job” | Psychiatric Times Inpatient psychiatry faces an epidemic of violence, highlighting systemic neglect and the urgent need for reform to protect health care workers.

Violence in psychiatry is not “part of the job.”
In Florida, licensed therapist Rebecca White was murdered by a former client during an evening session
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Board committee hears safety concerns about SB 1024 notice requirement for clinicians working in jails The Board of Behavioral Sciences’ Policy & Advocacy Committee heard staff and public testimony that SB 1024’s required consumer notice—full name, license number, license type and expiration date provided prior to initiating psychotherapy—may create safety risks for clinicians working with incarcerated people. Committee members asked staff to gather

California clinicians are raising alarms about safety risks tied to a new law requiring them to disclose personal information to incarcerated patients.

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