Mental Health Matters

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Mental Health Law Section

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December 2015 • Volume 2 • Number 1 •

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December 2015 Mental Health Law Newsletter

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In This Issue

Letter from the Chair

By Barbara Goeben

A message from Section Chair Barbara Goeben.

The living room alternative to ER visits for mentally ill patients in crisis

By Susan O’Neal

As lawyers, we should be interested in the Living Room concept because it potentially represents the most humane and least restrictive means of defusing a mental health crisis.

Competitive, integrated employment: The next step in achieving community integration for people with disabilities

By Cheryl R. Jansen

While it is important to celebrate the advances made by people with disabilities since the ADA was passed, it is equally important to examine what remains to be done.

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