How a 'simple' 1981 lawsuit changed mental health care in Arizona
Chick Arnold was fired after suing over the government's failure to provide adequate care for people with mental illness.
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Chick Arnold was fired after suing over the government's failure to provide adequate care for people with mental illness.
Expanding "assertive community treatment" was a provision of settling a landmark Arizona mental health lawsuit. Is it working?
The Legislature has been paying more attention to bills related to the state’s mental health system lately, and a lot of that has been driven by the efforts of attorney Josh Mozell.Mozell began his professional career as a case manager in the mental health system before moving to the law and learning under the tutelage of legendary attorney Chick Arnold — best known for the
Allowing doctors to recommend a patient be added to the government's no buy list for guns. >> it's certainly possible that during that evaluation period the doctor believes this guy shouldn't have access to a weapon. that doc, ought to be able to call and put mr. jones on a list. >> reporter: current privacy laws prohibit therapists from calling police absent a specific threat. attorney chick arnold said it may be time to change. >> the law of confidentiality is really simple, everything is confidential except when it's not. and when it's not is when our community has decided that its rights a...