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Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Michelle Kotval (she/her) is the Senior Attorney at Disability Rights California (DRC) and she is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Michele gives some background on DRC, their “Stuck“ report and the work being done to shine the light on investing in the community. They talk the neglect of people who are forced into locked mental health facilities, the racial disparities of this population of folks and she explains some key difference between acute hospitals, subacute facilities, board and care and community-based services They also discuss concerns around new changes for people who can be conserved.
Disability Rights California - “STUCK: Los Angeles County’s Abuse and Neglect of People on Mental Health Conservatorships in Jail and Locked Psychiatric Facilities.”: https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/report/stuck-los-angeles-countys-abuse-and-neglect-of-people-on-mental-health-conservatorships
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
A transcript for this episode is available: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQ9RgRdcT9r_JOwiBqStn6mDJF-HyTWA/view
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