In this episode we interview attorneys Marinda Van Dalen and Beth Haroules about a public address from New York City mayor Adams encouraging police officers to initiate more mental health arrests.
Marinda Van Dalen: https://www.nylpi.org/team/marinda-van-dalen/
Baerga v. City of New York: https://www.nylpi.org/case/baerga-v-city-of-new-york/
Beth Haroules: https://www.nyclu.org/en/biographies/beth-haroules
Rights This Way: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rights-this-way/id1643734167
Transcript of Mayor Adams Statement: https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/871-22/transcript-mayor-eric-adams-delivers-address-mental-health-crisis-new-york-city-holds
Mayor Adams' Psychiatric Crisis Care Legislative Agenda: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/home/downloads/pdf/press-releases/2022/Psychiatric-Crisis-Care.pdf
Mental Health Involuntary Removals: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/home/downloads/pdf/press-releases/2022/Mental-Health-Involuntary-Removals.pdf
Office of Mental Health Guidance on Admissions Process: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/forensic/manual/html/mhl_admissions.htm
Episode Transcript: sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committables3-transcripts/2023/2/27/nyc-equating-a-disability-with-a-crime
Committable is produced by Michelle Stockman, Jim McQuaid and Jesse Mangan. https://sensiblenonsense.squarespace.com/committable
All music is from the song Reasonable by Christopher G. Brown. https://christophergbrown.bandcamp.com/track/reasonable