A Playground for Predators-Diane Dimond on The Abuses of Guardianship
Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health
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🗓️ 8 November 2023
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Like to know more about MIA, its mission or rethinking psychiatry more broadly? On our podcast, MIA founder Robert Whitaker will answer your questions. Email questions to [email protected] by November 10 and we will pick a selection.
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Our guest today is Diane Dimond, a longtime, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in crime and justice issues. As a freelance journalist, syndicated columnist, and former television correspondent, her reporting and commentary have been featured in newspapers, magazines, and TV news outlets across the country.
She’s also the author of several books, including Be Careful Who You Love: Inside the Michael Jackson Case, which she wrote after years of groundbreaking reporting on the topic; and her most recent, We’re Here to Help: When Guardianship Goes Wrong, recently published by Brandeis University Press.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Madden America podcast, your source for science, psychiatry and social justice. |
| 0:12.1 | Our podcasts are made possible in part by a grant from the Thomas Job Fund. |
| 0:21.2 | Hello, this is James and welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:24.5 | And this week, our family editor, Amy Biancoly, interviews investigative journalist and |
| 0:29.7 | author Diane Diamond. |
| 0:31.6 | But before we get to the discussion, I wanted to let you know that in December, we |
| 0:35.7 | will be sharing a special episode of the podcast |
| 0:37.9 | where Madden America founder Robert Whitaker will be answering your questions. |
| 0:42.9 | So if you've ever wanted to know more about Madden America, its mission or rethinking psychiatry |
| 0:48.4 | more broadly, now's your chance. |
| 0:51.0 | Please email questions to AskMIA at Maddenamerica.com. That's ASKMIA at Maddenamerica.com |
| 0:59.0 | and we will pick a selection. Please send us questions by November 10th and be sure to let us know |
| 1:05.1 | if you're happy to be identified or if you'd prefer to remain anonymous. And now, on to the podcast. |
| 1:12.1 | Our guest today is Diane Diamond, a long-time award-winning investigative journalist |
| 1:18.3 | specializing in crime and justice issues. |
| 1:21.4 | As a freelance journalist, syndicated columnist, and former television correspondent, |
| 1:25.9 | her reporting and commentary have been featured in |
| 1:29.2 | newspapers, magazines, and TV news outlets across the country. She's also the author of several |
| 1:36.0 | books, including Be Careful Who You Love Inside the Michael Jackson case, which she wrote after |
| 1:42.7 | years of groundbreaking reporting on the topic, |
| 1:45.6 | and her most recent, we're here to help when guardianship goes wrong, recently published by Brandeis |
| 1:53.3 | University Press. Diane, Diamond, welcome. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you for having me, Amy. I appreciate your time. |
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