Committable

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:  sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/1/9/s3-episode-6-maryland
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown. https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable
 

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:  sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/1/23/s3-episode-7-massachusetts
Nancy Murphy: https://www.dlc-ma.org/
Deeper Than Water: https://deeperthanwater.org/
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown.https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable

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/
https://mentalhealthaffairs.blog/editor-in-chief-max-e-guttman-lcsw-j-peters/
https://www.amazon.com/University-Watch-Crisis-Academy-Peters/dp/1728304520
Leah Harris:
https://progressive.org/magazine/defining-what-it-means-to-care-harris/
https://www.madinamerica.com/2022/12/unhoused-expand-involuntary-treatment/
https://rootedinrights.org/the-anosognosia-label-is-psychiatric-gaslighting-masquerading-as-science/
1987 Article: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-30-mn-11718-story.html
Episode Transcript:  sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/2/20/nyc-an-addiction-to-force-and-coercion
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown. https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable
 

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: https://www.nylpi.org/case/baerga-v-city-of-new-york/
Beth Haroules: https://www.nyclu.org/en/biographies/beth-haroules
Rights This Way: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rights-this-way/id1643734167
Transcript of Mayor Adams' Statement: https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/871-22/transcript-mayor-eric-adams-delivers-address-mental-health-crisis-new-york-city-holds
Mayor Adams' Psychiatric Crisis Care Legislative Agenda: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/home/downloads/pdf/press-releases/2022/Psychiatric-Crisis-Care.pdf
Mental Health Involuntary Removals: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/home/downloads/pdf/press-releases/2022/Mental-Health-Involuntary-Removals.pdf
Office of Mental Health Guidance on Admissions Process: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/forensic/manual/html/mhl_admissions.htm
Episode Transcript:  sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/2/27/nyc-equating-a-disability-with-a-crime
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown. https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable
 

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:
https://robwipond.com/your-consent-is-not-required
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Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables1-episode-1transcript/2023/3/1/your-consent-is-not-required-transcript
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown. https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable
 

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: https://www.ndrn.org/
Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/3/13/s3-episode-10-west-virginia-transcript
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown. https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable

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: https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/home/
Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/3/20/s3-episode-11-texas-transcript
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown. https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable
 

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: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/hans-schroder-phd
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hans-Schroder-2
Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/4/9/s3-episode-12-arizona-transcript
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown. https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable