commitment to dignity

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Contact: bluepacem@gmail.com This program (28 min 30 sec total) explores the various sides of the civil commitment process for the allegedly mentally ill. In Multnomah County each year, appoximately 4,000 persons are put on hold in the hospitals and about 400 are taken to civil commitment court.The following insightful guests explain the commitment process:Someone Who Experienced Commitment 3 Times Mult Co. Involuntary Commitment Unit SupervisorMetropolitan Public Defender SupervisorMult Co. Mental Health ExaminerJudge Pro Tem The Introduction (30 sec) The Former Civilly Committed Person (2min 28 sec) A man who has been civilly committed three times speaks about his experience in the civil commitment process.The Multnomah County Involuntary Commitment Program Supervisor (3 min 16 sec) The Multnomah County Involuntary Commitment Program Supervisor discusses the role of the county investigator in the civil commitment process. The Chief Attorney for Special Cases in the Metropolitan Public Defender Office (2 min 52 sec) The Chief Attorney for Special Cases in the Metropolitan Public Defender Office describes the role and responsibilities of the defending attorney in the civil commitment process.A Mental Health Court Examiner (2 min 46 sec) A very experienced mental health court examiner speaks about her views on the Multnomah County Commitment Court and processes. A Commitment Judge (4 min 8 sec) A judge who worked in the Multnomah County comments on her experience in the civil commitment court and about how the civil commitment works in general.How to Improve the Commitment System (9 min 54 sec) A person who has been committed several times, the Multnomah County Involuntary Commitment Program Supervisor, the Chief Attorney for Special Courts with Metropolitan Public Defenders, a Multnomah County Mental Health Examiner, and a Multnomah County Judge share their ideas of how to improve the civil commitment process.

• # Episodes

  8 episodes

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