#TalkWithTenney #NY #LegislativeAlert 2 Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Bills

#TalkWithTenney #NY #LegislativeAlert 2 Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Bills

From Talk with Tenney by Lauren Tenney

April 28, 2021 · 38 min · Season 7 · Episode 10

About this episode

The episode discusses a new involuntary outpatient commitment bill in New York State and its implications.

On February 12, 2021, with more than one dozen co-sponsors and one dozen multi-sponsors, the new involuntary outpatient commitment bill in New York State, sponsored by Assemblywoman Gunther, titled, "An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the correction law, in relation to enhancing the assisted outpatient treatment program; and to amend Kendra's Law, in relation to making the provisions thereof perma- nent." I will read #A5284, same as #S02614 on the broadcast today. If you can call in, do!

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Tenney

Topics covered

  • involuntary outpatient commitment
  • mental health
  • legislation
  • New York politics
  • Kendra's Law

Keywords

  • involuntary outpatient commitment
  • mental hygiene law
  • Kendra's Law
  • New York State
  • legislation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York State

Books & works: An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the correction law, Kendra's Law

Places: New York

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