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Committable
by Jesse Mangan
Committable is a podcast about involuntary commitments. We focus on stories from people with lived experience as a window into complex conversations with attorneys, physicians, psychologists and more.
Episodes
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Committable Conversations: Anosognosia Misrepresentations
In this conversation host Jesse Mangan speaks with independent journalist Leah Harris and Committable producer Jim McQuaid about statistics that have become commonly misrepresented to justify the expansion of carceral policies. Specifically they focus on the claim that 57%-98% of people with...
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Peer Respites: Winona Harper
In this episode Committable host Jesse Mangan speaks with Winona Harper, Program Coordinator for Keya House, a peer respite run by The Mental Health Association of Nebraska. Keya House was designed as an alternative resource for people experiencing distress and strives to offer a place of solace,...
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AOT Research: Independent Evaluation of Kendra’s Law (2026)
In this episode Committable producers Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid speak with researcher Nev Jones about the most recent evaluation of Kendra’s Law. Kendra’s Law is the Assisted Outpatient Treatment law in New York and while AOT laws differ significantly from state to state this policy is...
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Committable Conversations: AOT and the Cult of True Belief
In this episode Committable Collective members Jesse Mangan and Leah Harris discuss Leah’s recent article, ‘Assisted Outpatient Treatment’ and the Cult of True Belief. The article examines narratives around Involuntary Outpatient Commitments and how much of the discourse around these policies…
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AOT Research: Steadman et al. 2001
In this episode Committable producers Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid look at Steadman et al. 2001, a Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating the outcomes of an Involuntary Outpatient Commitments (also called AOT) pilot program at Bellevue hospital. Short answer, this study found that IOC is not...
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AOT Addendum: Eric Smith
In this episode Committable producers Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid follow up on their review of the Swartz et al. 1999 study and discuss some of the ways in which the findings of that study are misrepresented. They focus on claims made by AOT advocate Eric Smith and how narratives and talking...
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AOT Research: Swartz et al. 1999
In this episode Committable producers Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid look at Swartz et al. 1999, a Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating whether or not Involuntary Outpatient Commitments (also called AOT) can reduce hospitalization. Short answer, this study found that the Involuntary Outpatient...
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AOT: Elizabeth Rich
In this episode I speak with attorney Elizabeth Rich about her experiences navigating mental health laws in Wisconsin. Elizabeth brings a multifaceted perspective to her work weaving together experience as an attorney, an advocate, and as a parent of someone who was directly impacted by these...
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Peer Respites: Jason Robison
In this episode Committable host Jesse Mangan speaks with Jason Robison, Chief Program Officer for SHARE! The Self-Help and Recovery Exchange. The conversation focuses on work being done at the SHARE! Recovery Retreat but also includes a broader discussion about Jason’s approach to peer support…
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AOT: Forcewashing
In this episode I reunite with Leah Harris to talk about the concept of Forcewashing, a term that Leah coined in an article about an Involuntary Outpatient Commitment bill currently being considered in Massachusetts. Leah Harris:...
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AOT: Disablement Based on the Perception of Disability
In this episode I speak with Fern, Director of the Wild Ivy Social Justice Network. We talk about concerns related to an involuntary outpatient commitment bill currently before the Massachusetts legislature, as well as some of the non-carceral alternatives that currently exist in that state. Wild...
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AOT: Poor Outcomes and High Costs
In this episode I speak with Steve Schwartz, Special Counsel at the Center for Public Representation. We talk about an AOT bill currently working its way through the Massachusetts legislature and break down some of the more concerning aspects of the MA bill specifically, as well as questions and...
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AOT: Involuntary Outpatient Commitments
In this series I work with Leah Harris to look at Assisted Outpatient Treatment laws throughout the United States. Assisted Outpatient Treatment, often referred to as AOT, is a form of involuntary outpatient commitment that leverages the use of a court order to coerce people into compliance. Leah...
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Protection & Advocacy: Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, part one
In this episode I speak with Emily Harvey, Co-Legal Director of Disability Law Colorado. We talk about a recent report from DLC that looks at the Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, a psychiatric residential youth facility that was found to have alarmingly high reported incidents of...
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Protection & Advocacy: Maine
In this episode I speak with Mark Joyce from Disability Rights Maine about the importance of Protection and Advocacy Organizations and how DRM works in collaboration with their PAIMI Advisory Council. We also talk about a deeply concerning gap in Maine law that allows for prolonged and…
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Due Process & Mental Health Laws: An Interview with Ruth Lowenkron
In this episode I speak with Ruth Lowenkron, Director of the Disability Justice Program at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. We talk about the basic principles of due process in relation to involuntary hospitalizations as well as concerns about the ongoing expansion of commitment laws in...
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Protection & Advocacy: Massachusetts
As a person with a history of psychiatric disabilities, involuntary hospitalizations and a civil commitment, I know that I will always be vulnerable to the carceral whims of legislators. I am forever trapped in the trauma of my most desperate moment, a point in time where the state declared that…
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Protection & Advocacy: New Jersey
In this episode I speak with Gwen Orlowski, Executive Director of Disability Rights New Jersey. We discuss the statutory authorities given to all P&A organizations as well as the specific work that DRNJ has been engaged in. Work that includes investigations into abuse and neglect in nursing…
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Protection & Advocacy: California
Disability Rights California recently released a report titled Let Me Go: Excessive Restraint of Patients at College Hospital. This report provides an important example of why we need Protection & Advocacy organizations in place, and properly funded, to monitor and investigate abuse and neglect.…
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Protection & Advocacy: North Carolina
Disability Rights North Carolina recently released a report titled “Involuntary Commitment in NC: Overused, Misused, and Harmful”. This report lays out observations and recommendations that are the result of years of monitoring a broken system. It includes tragic stories, alarming trends, and...
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Protection & Advocacy: New York
The tragedies uncovered at Willowbrook State School helped bring visibility to the types of horrors that can be inflicted upon vulnerable people when the the authority of institutions goes unchecked. The Protection & Advocacy system was forged out of this type of exposure and while many things…
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Protection & Advocacy: New Hampshire
In this episode I speak with advocates and attorneys from Disability Rights Center New Hampshire. We spoke broadly about the work they do as New Hampshire's Protection & Advocacy organization but we also spoke in detail about a tremendously concerning practice called "conditional discharge". With…
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Protection & Advocacy: Colorado
When a leaked HHS budget proposal suggested that Protection & Advocacy organizations might experience significant reductions to their federal funding, it frightened me. I have been involuntarily detained in psychiatric facilities, and although it has been over 20 years since I went through those...
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Anosognosia
In this episode of Committable Concepts we talk about anosognosia. Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable-conceptstranscripts/2024/9/21/committable-concepts-anosognosia-transcript Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan....
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Voluntary
In this episode of Committable Concepts we talk about voluntary hospitalizations. Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable-conceptstranscripts/2024/9/13/committable-concepts-voluntary Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan....
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Antipsychiatry
In this episode of Committable Concepts we talk about the term antipsychiatry. Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable-conceptstranscripts/2024/9/7/committable-concepts-anti-psychiatry-transcript Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan....
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State by State: New Jersey
In this episode we interview Ami Kachalia from ACLU of New Jersey and Bren Pramanik from Disability Rights New Jersey about mental health laws in New Jersey. Ami Kachalia: https://www.aclu-nj.org/en/biographies/ami-kachalia Bren Pramanik: https://disabilityrightsnj.org/staff-of-drnj/ Episode...
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Assisted Outpatient Treatment
In this episode of Committable Concepts we talk about Assisted Outpatient Treatment, also known as AOT. Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable-conceptstranscripts/2024/5/13/committable-concepts-aot-transcript Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and...
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Committable Concepts
Committable Concepts is a new series from the Committable podcast and with each episode of this series we are going to attempt to explain a concept related to the commitment process in three minutes or less. Episode Transcript:...
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State by State: Mississippi
In this episode we speak with journalist Isabelle Taft about mental health laws in Mississippi. Isobelle Taft: https://mississippitoday.org/2024/01/04/mississippi-jail-mental-illness-commitment/...
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State by State: Indiana
In this episode we speak with Jill Edwards and Melissa Keyes about mental health laws in Indiana. Melissa Keyes: https://www.in.gov/idr/ Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2024/3/14/s3-indiana Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid…
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State by State: Vermont
In this episode we speak with attorneys Karen Barber and Jack McCullough about mental health laws in Vermont. Karen Barber: https://mentalhealth.vermont.gov/ Jack McCullough: https://www.vtlegalaid.org/ Episode Transcript:...
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California: Deputizing People to do More Harm
In this episode we speak with Leah Harris and Rafik Wahbi about the ongoing expansion of commitment laws in California. Leah Harris:...
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California: Merry Go Round of State Control
In this episode we speak with attorney Olivia Ensign and community organizer Lex Steppling about CARE Courts and the ongoing expansion of commitment laws in California. Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/ Los Angeles Community Action Network: https://cangress.org/ Episode Transcript:...
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California: It Doesn't Stop With Us
In this episode we speak with attorney Clare Cortright about mental health laws in California. Cal Voices: https://www.calvoices.org/ Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2024/2/14/s3-episode-22-california-it-doesnt-stop-with-us Committable is produced by...
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Ohio: The Pendulum is Swinging
In this episode with speak with attorney Franklin Hickman about mental health laws in Ohio. Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/10/3/s3-episode-18-the-pendulum-is-swinging Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan....
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Ohio: You’re a Psych Patient Now
In this episode we speak with Kaylyn about the experience of being involuntarily hospitalized right before starting work as a mental health tech on a pediatric psych ward. Episode Transcript:...
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State by State: Iowa
In this episode we speak with attorney Frank Tenuta about mental health laws in Iowa. Iowa Legal Aid: https://www.iowalegalaid.org/ Episode Transcript: https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/9/18/s3-episode-16-iowa Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim...
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State by State: Minnesota
In this episode we interview attorney Daniel Repka about mental health laws in Minnesota. Daniel Repka: https://repkalawllc.com/ Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/5/13/s3-episode-15-minnesota Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim…
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State by State: Oregon
In this episode we interview attorney KC Lewis about mental health laws in Oregon. KC Lewis: https://www.droregon.org/ Mink v. OAC: https://www.droregon.org/litigation-resources/oregon-advocacy-center-v-mink Episode Transcript:...
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State by State: Connecticut
In this episode we interview attorney Kathy Flaherty and advocate Mitzy Sky about mental health laws in Connecticut. Kathy Flaherty: http://www.clrp.org/ Mitzy Sky: www.mitzysky.com https://linktr.ee/mitzysky Episode Transcript:...
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State by State: Arizona
In this episode we interview attorney Ian Pettycrew about mental health laws in Arizona and talk with clinical psychologist Hans Schroder about the chemical Imbalance theory. Ian Pettycrew: https://www.maricopa.gov/568/Public-Advocate Hans Schroder:...
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State by State: Texas
In this episode we interview advocate Cindy Gibson about mental health laws in Texas. Tragically, Cindy passed away before the release of this episode. Cindy’s story and her advocacy continue to be inspirational and her presence will be dearly missed. Disability Rights Texas:...
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State by State: West Virginia
In this episode we interview attorney Jason Parmer about the role of Protection and Advocacy organizations and navigating federal, state, and local systems to advocate for people with disabilities. Disability Rights West Virginia: https://www.drofwv.org/ National Disability Rights Network:...
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Bonus: Your Consent is Not Required
In this episode we interview investigative journalist Rob Wipond about his book Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships. Read more about the book and what people are saying about it:...
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NYC: Equating a Disability with a Crime
In this episode we interview attorneys Marinda van Dalen and Beth Haroules about a public address from New York City mayor Eric Adams encouraging police officers to initiate more mental health arrests. Marinda van Dalen: https://www.nylpi.org/team/marinda-van-dalen/ Baerga v. City of New York:...
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NYC: An Addiction to Force and Coercion
In this episode we interview Max Guttman and Leah Harris about a recent announcement from NYC Mayor Eric Adams requesting that police officers initiate more involuntary hospitalizations. Max Guttman: https://www.madinamerica.com/2022/12/nyc-mayor-adams-consult/...
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State by State: Massachusetts
In season 3 of Committable the hosts are going state by state to explore mental health laws throughout the US. In this episode we interview attorney Nancy Murphy about mental health laws in Massachusetts. Episode Transcript:...
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State by State: Maryland
In season 3 of Committable the hosts are going state by state to explore mental health laws throughout the US. In this episode we interview attorney Luciene Parsley about mental health laws in Maryland. Luciene Parsley: https://disabilityrightsmd.org/ Episode Transcript:...
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State by State: Missouri
In season 3 of Committable the hosts are going state by state to explore mental health laws throughout the US. In this episode we interview attorney Elizabeth Satchell about mental health laws in Missouri. Episode Transcript:...
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Committable is a podcast about involuntary commitments. We focus on stories from people with lived experience as a window into complex conversations with attorneys, physicians, psychologists and more.
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