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"NHS trust investigated for corporate manslaughter after Nottingham attacks" Why? This article makes the common mistake of implying "paranoid schizophrenia" is intrinsically dangerous and basically a synonym for "axe murderer". Most people with psychotic symptoms are not dangerous, including those who are frankly paranoid. The strong implication is the trust didn't try hard enough to stuff pills down his throat. They didn't do forced medication hard enough. They were negligent for allowing a "paranoid schizophrenic" on the streets. There is no doubt that Valdo Calocane was a violent man, but so are many other men. Did it really have anything to do with his mental health issues, or was it rooted in ideas of masculinity? The guy had been sectioned 4 times and forced to take medication he was opposed to. Did medical trauma worsen his mental health issues? Did it make him more paranoid? Was he ever offered non-drug treatment? Was he ever offered treatment for anger or emotional regulation, or did they just assume those things were part of his schizophrenia? If they stabilized him, did they then offer treatments, peer support, or support to taper meds, or did they just leave him like that -- even though many international studies have shown long term antipsychotic use worsens long term outcomes? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/22/nhs-trust-corporate-manslaughter-investigation-nottingham-attacks-valdo-calocane #mentalHealth #ukpol #psychosis