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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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Committable Conversations: Anosognosia Misrepresentations (opens the original)
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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 schizophrenia experience anosognosia. Throughout the course of this conversation they break down where the claim comes from, why this sort of misrepresentation can be dangerous, and the importance of acknowl
Peer Respites: Winona Harper (opens the original)
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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, connection and healing for people in the community. MHA Nebraska: https://mha-ne.org/welcome.html Keya House: https://mha-ne.org/programs-services/keya.html
AOT Research: Independent Evaluation of Kendra’s Law (2026) (opens the original)
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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 distinctly important because of the way it is used in advocacy throughout the United States. In this conversation we look out how the evaluation was conducted and discuss in depth both the qualitative and quant
Committable Conversations: AOT and the Cult of True Belief (opens the original)
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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 seems to be driven by an ideology that prioritizes belief over evidence. Links to articles discussed in this episode: ‘Assisted Outpatient Treatment’ and the Cult of True Belief: https://substack.com/home/p
AOT Research: Steadman et al. 2001 (opens the original)
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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 associated with any significant benefits. Longer answer, the IOC court order may actually have been associated with worse outcomes for some people. Steadman et al. 2001: https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1
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