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Jesse Mangan
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Podcast creator interested in mental health laws, D&D, and other stuff too
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In this episode of #committable I speak with Fern, Director of the Wild Ivy Social Justice Network, about an outpatient commitment bill currently being considered by MA legislators.

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AOT: Disablement Based on the Perception of Disability
Podcast Episode · Committable · S5 E57 · 35m
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December 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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translifeline.org
We couldn't be more grateful for our community. ✨💗😌

Support trans joy, community-building, and mutual aid by making an end-of-year donation today. Your support now ensures that we can keep expanding our life-saving work next year and beyond.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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In this episode of #committable I speak with Steve Schwartz about an outpatient commitment bill currently being considered by legislators in MA.

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AOT: Poor Outcomes and High Costs
Podcast Episode · Committable · S5 E56 · 42m
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December 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media.
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A ‘Timeout Box’ in an Elementary School Draws Outrage: ‘This is Not OK’
An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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In this episode of #committable I speak to Emily Harvey, Co-Legal Director of Disability Law Colorado, about a DLC report looking at the Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center.

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Protection & Advocacy: Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, part one
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E54 · 27m
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December 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Leah Harris writes about the current involuntary outpatient commitment bill in MA. This article provides a comprehensive look at not only the myriad of truly concerning harms that could be caused if this bill becomes law, but also the mercurial PR maneuvers of an ideology rooted in coercion.
truthout.org Truthout @truthout.org · Nov 26
On November 18, Massachusetts advocates gathered at the State House as they have, year after year, to beat back yet another proposal for involuntary outpatient commitment. Massachusetts is now one of only two states that don’t use specialized courts to mandate forced psychiatric treatment.
Massachusetts Advocates Resist Dystopian Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Bill
Massachusetts is now one of only two states that don’t use specialized courts to mandate forced psychiatric treatment.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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On November 18, Massachusetts advocates gathered at the State House as they have, year after year, to beat back yet another proposal for involuntary outpatient commitment. Massachusetts is now one of only two states that don’t use specialized courts to mandate forced psychiatric treatment.
Massachusetts Advocates Resist Dystopian Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Bill
Massachusetts is now one of only two states that don’t use specialized courts to mandate forced psychiatric treatment.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Jesse Mangan
ndrnadvocates.bsky.social
The P&A network protects the rights of people with disabilities across the country.

The Kentucky Protection and Advocacy Services Division is asserting its right to investigate alleged abuse of youth.

Learn more:
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State watchdog agency sues KY Juvenile Justice to uncover incident reports
KY Protection and Advocacy says it’s entitled to records about alleged recent abuse of youths in state custody at Adair juvenile facility.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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"Trump's homeless 'warehouses' look like the next big swindle"

Thank you @thecanaryuk.bsky.social for the most accurate headline about the ongoing Utah forced detention scheme that I have seen so far.

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Trump's homeless 'warehouses' look like the next big swindle
The Homelessness Industrial Complex is open for business — Trump’s plan to ‘fix’ homelessness looks a lot like mass incarceration
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November 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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In this episode I speak with Mark Joyce from Disability Rights Maine. We talk about the important relationship between DRM and their PAC as well as policy failures that allow for potentially indefinite detention in an ED.
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#committable

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Protection & Advocacy: Maine
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E53 · 39m
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October 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Due to the ongoing federal shutdown and lack of FY 2026 appropriations, DRA is facing severe funding challenges. We are pausing new case intake and implementing staff furloughs to preserve essential advocacy work. Our commitment to Arkansas’s disability community remains steadfast.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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We’re proud to announce that we've successfully hired and trained additional hotline operators – increasing our hotline capacity and support by 75% during our call hours. Your donations have and will continue to sustain our ongoing work and support employment for trans people! Thank you.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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HAPPENING NOW — Video obtained by The TRiiBE shows a federal agent with his hands around the neck of a Black man following an apparent car crash on the West Side near California Avenue and Congress Parkway.

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Video shows feds ‘choking’ a Black man in East Garfield Park • The TRiiBE
“Why is you choking him, man? Why is he choking him, man?” a man says at the scene.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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endseclusion.bsky.social
Have You Been Restrained or Secluded? Our research survey is still open, and we need to hear your voice and experience. #EndSeclusion
September 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
jesserobertmangan.bsky.social
In this episode of #committable I speak with Ruth Lowenkron from @nylpi.bsky.social. We talk about due process rights related to involuntary hospitalizations and the ongoing expansion of commitment laws in New York State.

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Due Process & Mental Health Laws: An Interview with Ruth Lowenkron
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E52 · 43m
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September 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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In this episode of #committable I speak with Nancy Murphy from Disability Law Center. DLC is the P&A for Massachusetts and we talk about the importance of P&A organizations, as well as the federal guardrails they have to navigate.

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Protection & Advocacy: Massachusetts
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E51 · 46m
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September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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When oversight fails, abuse follows. The Greer Center story is horrific & must be exposed. We stand with survivors & call for accountability. P&A organizations like the Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc are essential.

CW: Abuse, neglect, torture, sexual assault

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Inside a ‘Hell on Earth’ in Oklahoma
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September 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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thomaszimmer.bsky.social
The key problem with what Ezra Klein says here is that he fails – or is unwilling – to grapple with the fundamental reality of the political conflict: The movement that dominates today’s Right fully rejects the very idea of “living here with each other” as equals. That’s their defining position.
ezrakleinbot.bsky.social Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · Sep 17
"All I can say for me in the work I do is that I want to create a space that takes our disagreements seriously, that takes the stakes of them seriously, the consequences for people seriously, but does so without deepening our divisions irreparably. We are going to have to live here with each other"
September 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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In this episode of #committable I speak with Gwen Orlowski from Disability Rights New Jersey about the work they do and the importance of Protection & Advocacy organizations.

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Protection & Advocacy: New Jersey
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E50 · 40m
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September 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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In this episode of #committable I spoke with Liz Logsdon and Robert Reyes Villagómez from Disability Rights California about a recently released report titled Let Me Go: Excessive Restraint of Patients at College Hospital.

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Protection & Advocacy: California
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E49 · 50m
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September 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
jesserobertmangan.bsky.social
In this episode of #committable I speak with advocates and attorneys from Disability Rights Center New Hampshire.

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Protection & Advocacy: New Hampshire
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E46 · 39m
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September 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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In this episode of #committable I spoke with Corye Dunn from @disabilityrightsnc.bsky.social about their recent report titled “Involuntary Commitment in NC: Overused, Misused, and Harmful”.

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Protection & Advocacy: North Carolina
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E48 · 53m
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September 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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In this episode of #committable I talk with Tim Clune and Jennifer Monthie from Disability Rights New York about the work they do, the legacy of the P&A system, and why it's important that this work continues.

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Protection & Advocacy: New York
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E47 · 51m
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September 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Budget proposals have put Protection and Advocacy organizations at risk but P&As are a bulwark against horrific forms of abuse and neglect. To learn more about the P&A network, I spoke with attorneys from Disability Law Colorado.

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Protection & Advocacy: Colorado
Podcast Episode · Committable · S4 E45 · 43m
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September 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Streamlining civil commitments will not prevent from gun violence. Processing how commonplace this sort of violence has become in our society is really challenging, but weaponizing stigma to punch down on vulnerable people will not make anyone safer.

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Senate panel hears testimony on assault weapons ban, other ideas for gun violence prevention • Minnesota Reformer
Lawmakers heard testimony from parents, first responders and faith leaders Monday as they considered a myriad of proposals to address gun violence in the aftermath of a shooting at the Church of the A...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM