Committable

While producing season 2 one of the most widely discussed changes to mental health interventions in the US has been the roll out of 988. But what is 988? How does it work? What has changed? In this episode we interview Aneri Pattani, Rob Wipond, and Yana Calou about 988 and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.    Aneri Pattani: https://khn.org/news/article/social-media-posts-criticize-988-sui...

Involuntary psychiatric detentions and civil commitments are legal processes that can deprive a person of their liberties and force them through systems that bring the potential for trauma. These practices were not designed around evidence, or empathy, so why are they legal? And what effect do these types of experiences have on the person being pushed through the system? In this episode we intervi...

Cassidy was handcuffed by police and brought to an ER where she was detained for evaluation. Part of that evaluation included a risk assessment, a clinical tool used to help navigate complex decisions about whether or not to involuntarily detain someone. But what is a risk assessment? How reliable are these tools and why do systems of involuntary detention seem to be built around them? In this epi...

What is the history of crisis hotlines? What impact does police involvement have on the person perceived to be in distress? In this episode we continue to explore Cassidy’s story and speak to Hannah Zeavin and Jamie Livingston to try and better understand how these systems evolved and how they could be different. Hannah Zeavin: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/distance-cure https://slate.com/technol...

Cassidy Wilson called a crisis hotline to ask for help. What she received was multiple police officers coming to her home, handcuffing her, and forcibly taking her to an ER for evaluation. That evaluation led to almost a week of involuntary detention.  In Season 2 of Committable we explore Cassidy’s experiences and continue our journey to deconstruct the systems of psychiatric detention that make...

And then what? In the season one finale Jesse engages in conversations with friends and family about what it is like to live with these experiences.   Guests in this episode are: Joanna Yip Michelle Stockman Tom Mangan Susan Mangan Jean Forward Jim McQuaid   Committable Contributors for this episode are: Brian Patrick Williams: https://bravelybrian.com/ Michelle Stockman   Episode transcript: http...

What is the Baker Act? In this episode Jesse interviews Bacardi Jackson from the Southern Poverty Law Center about The Baker Act, a mental health law in Florida that was used to involuntarily detain children over 37,000 times in one year.   Guests in this episode are: Bacardi Jackson: https://www.splcenter.org/about/staff/bacardi-jackson   Southern Poverty Law Center: https://www.splcenter.org/ Co...

What is an outpatient commitment? Jesse interviews Brian Stettin and Sera Davidow about Assisted Outpatient Treatment.   Guests in this episode are: Brian Stettin: https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/ “Stopping The Revolving Door”: https://vimeo.com/26171883   Sera Davidow: https://wildfloweralliance.org/   Episode transcript: https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables1-episode-1tra...

Where did this idea come from? Jesse interviews David Cohen about the origin and evolution of psychiatry.   Guests in this episode are: David Cohen: https://luskin.ucla.edu/person/david-cohen   Article on Involuntary Psychiatric Detention: https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.201900477   Episode transcript: https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables1-episode-1transcript/2...

How do you navigate this? Host Jesse Mangan and Committable producer Jim McQuaid interview author Marya Hornbacher, psychologist Sasheen Hazel, and former EMT Joshua Yeager about their experiences navigating commitments.   Guests in this episode are: Marya Hornbacher: http://www.maryahornbacher.com/ Sasheen Hazel: http://www.hazelapproach.com/ Joshua Yeager   Episode transcript: https://sensibleno...

Is coercion necessary? Host Jesse Mangan explores experiences that led to 5 weeks in a psych ward and producer Jim McQuaid interviews Attorney Lauren Roy and Psychiatrist Paul Puri to gain some much needed perspective on commitments.   Guests in this episode are: Paul Puri: https://paulrpurimd.com/ https://www.ootify.com/ Lauren Roy: http://mhlac.org/ Tom Mangan Jean Forward   Committable Contribu...

What happens to the community? Host Jesse Mangan interviews family members, friends and clinical psychologist Pat Corrigan to try and understand how involuntary commitments can impact communities around the person committed.   Guests in this episode are: Pat Corrigan: http://www.comingoutproudprogram.org/ http://www.stigmaandempowerment.org/ Tom Mangan Jean Forward Susan Mangan: https://podcasts.a...

Could you be committed? Host Jesse Mangan intertwines personal experiences and interviews with attorneys and family members to try and figure out what happened twenty years ago when he was involuntarily committed by something called a Section 12.   Guests in this episode are: Steve Schwartz: https://www.centerforpublicrep.org/ Bob Fleischner: https://www.centerforpublicrep.org/ Karen Owen Talley:...

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.   Trailer transcript: https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committabletrailertranscript   Committable is produced by Jesse Mangan, Jim McQuaid and Michelle Stockman. https://sensiblenonsense.squa...