Grading the States: An Analysis of U.S. Psychiatric Treatment Laws

Описание: The Treatment Advocacy Center hosted a virtual conversation on the findings of its report card, “Grading the States: An Analysis of U.S. Psychiatric Treatment Laws,” which examines the state laws that provide for involuntary treatment for psychiatric illness.

The conversation was moderated by Sabah Muhammad, JD, legislative and policy counsel with Treatment Advocacy Center and co-author of “Grading the States: An Analysis of U.S. Psychiatric Treatment Laws.”

Joining Sabah as panelists are:

Lisa Dailey, JD, LLM, director of advocacy at the Treatment Advocacy Center and co-author of “Grading the States: An Analysis of U.S. Psychiatric Treatment Laws.” She previously litigated human and civil rights cases, including pro bono work with refugees.

Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, Lawrence C. Kolb professor and chairman of the department of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and psychiatrist-in-chief of the Columbia University Medical Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Teresa Pasquini, founding member of the Behavioral Healthcare Partnership at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, California, co-founder of Mental Illness FACTS/Right 2 Treatment, a grassroots campaign focused on quality standards and equity in care for serious mental illnesses, and longtime advocate for reforming and improving the U.S. mental health system

Brian Stettin, JD, policy director at the Treatment Advocacy Center and co-author of “Grading the States: An Analysis of U.S. Psychiatric Treatment Laws.” He formerly served as Assistant New York State Attorney General, where he was instrumental in conceiving and drafting “Kendra’s Law,” landmark legislation establishing Assisted Outpatient Treatment in New York.

Read “Grading the States: An Analysis of U.S. Psychiatric Treatment Laws,” here: https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.o...