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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 57 MIN

S4 E:6 Accountability Matters When Systems Fail People

from United States of PTSD · host Matthew Boucher LICSW LCDP and Co-host Dr. Erika Lin-Hendel

Send us Fan MailMatt opens up about a follow up to his experience with a Men's Group.  The group sent out an all user email with all of the attendees home addresses to each other.  Matt talks about why this is concerning as two things happened.  The first being that there is no valid form that was signed to authorize this to happen.  We talk about contact information would reasonable be defined as phone and email, in this type of setting.  Second, a complaint filed against someone for inappropriate behavior with the agency acknowledging a safety risk and commitment to the victim to protect would also prevent this from happening in theory.  But it didn't.  Matt talks candidly over the difficulty accepting the reality of victimization and the cultural norms of protecting the wrong people.  This leads into a conversation Erika brings up about the restrictions of feeding the hungry in Arizona and how the Phoenix is not punishing people, with the treat of prison time and fines for helping the needy.  Erika approaches this from a macro lens of how larger systems continue to oppress the population.  If this conversation hits home, subscribe, share it with someone who cares about safety and justice, and leave a review so more people can find us.GOP Arizona Attorney General debate gets heated and uglyASU booted group that feeds homeless outside campus buildingMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.Special thanks to the listeners and all the wonderful people who helped listen to and provide feedback on the episode's prerelease.  Please feel free to email Matt topics or suggestions, questions or [email protected] 

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Send us Fan Mail Matt opens up about a follow up to his experience with a Men's Group. The group sent out an all user email with all of the attendees home addresses to each other. Matt talks about why this is concerning as two things happened. The first being that there is no valid form that was signed to authorize this to happen. We talk about contact information would reasonable be defined as phone and email, in this type of setting. Second, a complaint filed a...

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