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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2024 · 42 MIN

Lost Patients: Against Their Will

from Focus: Adults in the Room · host KUOW News and Information

Across the U.S., efforts are underway to make it easier to involuntarily commit people to psychiatric hospitals. It's a reaction to the sight of seriously mentally ill people on the streets and the cries of families who say it's too hard to get a loved one help when they're in crisis. But this gets at one of the most delicate questions our society has faced: When does our belief about what's best for someone override someone's right to decide for themselves?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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