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Maryland Enacts a “Draconian” Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program

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In December 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his controversial “ involuntary removals ” policy, allowing for the involuntary psychiatric detention of largely unhoused people who “ appear mentally ill ” in public. The answer lies largely in changing political winds, on both the state and national levels.

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Grant, Interrupted: An Introduction and Report Back from Oregon

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In late 2022, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a public request for grant proposals, and our organization was chosen to create and operate a peer respite in Southern Oregon. We believe in the power of community, and so much of community occurs at the grassroots outside of nonprofits or even state funded services.