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Michael Simonson
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Freelance Writer, Freelance
New York
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Biography
Michael is a journalist focusing on involuntary mental health treatment laws.
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Content
By Michael Simonson Verified| Reason Verified Civil Liberties Despite severe risks and without a crime committed, a Minnesota judge authorized doctors to forcibly administer electroconvulsive therapy—while barring key witnesses from the hearing.
A New York City Psychiatric Hospital Patient Said Staffers Illegally Restrained and Drugged Her; She Never Got Over It
By Michael Simonson Verified| Mad In America Verified When Christine Miranda died last April, the consequences of a decades-long cutting habit were etched into her body. “There are scars up and down both arms,” observed a social worker who had recently treated her. “I was taught [as a little girl] to [cut],” Miranda told me a few months before her death. “My father cut me, punched me, kicked me. He literally would sit me on the coffee table in the kitchen. It was sessions of it. It was torture.
By Michael Simonson Verified| Yahoo Verified Last May, at the start of a court hearing conducted over Zoom, David Russell brought what he felt was a pressing matter to the judge's attention. "I had two friends that were going to testify on my behalf, Vassil Vutov and John Mayo, and I don't see them," the 44-year-old computer programmer pointed out.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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