Tag: Britney Spears mental health

In Defense of Mental Illness Conservatorship — Despite the Britney Spears Case

Britney Spears’ conservatorship is bringing to light mental illness conservatorships for disabled people. Many people are screaming that Spears shouldn’t be under a conservatorship. This then leads people to start screaming that no one should be under that kind of control. This is a mistake. While the Spears case may be an example of abuse (maybe, I don’t know), that doesn’t mean that conservatorships, in general, are abusive and it doesn’t mean that conservatorships don’t offer huge value to people who are disabled by grave mental illness.

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Britney Spears’ Conservatorship and Mental Health

Today I’m going to write about the conservatorship of Britney Spears and how it relates to mental health. Last week I wrote about the #FreeBritney movement and how people are declaring the Britney Spears is being held at a mental health facility against her will. I made the point that this is due to mental illness prejudice as no one would think she was being held against her will in another type of medical facility. (For the record, Spears is no longer in a mental health facility.)

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