S1 Episode 3: 5 Weeks

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 Contributors for this episode are:

Brian Patrick Williams: https://bravelybrian.com/

Michelle Stockman

Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee

http://mhlac.org/

Six Fundamental Rights in Massachusetts

http://mhlac.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/six_fundamental_rights.pdf

Episode transcript: https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables1-episode-1transcript/2021/3/30/s1-episode-3-5-weeks

Committable is produced by Jesse Mangan, Jim McQuaid and Michelle Stockman.

https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable

All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown.

https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable