John Nutting; Treat Brain Disorders Like Any Other Illness

About this episode

Tony Mantor interviews former Maine State Senator John Nutting about the importance of treating serious mental illness within the medical system.

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with former Maine State Senator John Nutting to talk about why serious mental illness belongs in the medical system, not the jail system, and how court ordered treatment can keep people alive and communities safer. We walk through Maine’s Progressive Treatment Plan, the fight to fund and implement it, and what families can do to push for mental health legislation that actually works. • John Nutting’s background in public service and the case for treating bra...

People in this episode

Host: Tony Mantor

Guest: John Nutting

Topics covered

• mental health
• brain disorders
• treatment legislation
• public service
• court ordered treatment

Keywords

• mental illness
• medical system
• jail system
• treatment plan
• mental health legislation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maine State, Maine’s Progressive Treatment Plan

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