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Our second panel. While they take their seats, this idea of forced treatment versus Constitutional Rights has always been a tension that weve had in our criminal justice system. There is an issue that came up earlier this year that you may have read about involving this implementation of a court that was supposed to treat individuals who were suffering from longterm alcoholism. And the court was set up in a way where individuals were not being arrested for a crime but instead were being jailed for contempt of court as long as 120150 days in jail. My office, when we learned of this, we were not...

Fate. My hope is restored. With that i would like to thank all of our panelist. Thank you. [ applause ] and we are now going to move to our second panel. While they take their seats, this idea of forced treatment versus Constitutional Rights has always been a tension that weve had in our criminal justice system. There is an issue that came up earlier this year that you may have read about involving this implementation of a court that was supposed to treat individuals who were suffering from longterm alcoholism. And the court was set up in a way where individuals were not being arrested for a c...

Worker who had been shot to death by a man who refused treatment. The county r remains the only county to implement the law. There have been other counties in Los Angeles County and other counties who are considering it. Why have they not adopted the law. What is it about forced treatment and the consequences for an allowing refusing treatment. We have a panel who have a knowledge of this subject in some cases because of their professional endeavors and in some cases because of personal experiences and in some cases, both. Let me introduce them. Karen chen is an attorney manager for the San Fr...

Families, my loved wupz ones that lost. That made me fight more. I never gate gave up my fate. My hope is restored. With that i would like to thank all of our panelist. Thank you. [ applause ] and we are now going to move to our second panel. While they take their seats, this idea of forced treatment versus Constitutional Rights has always been a tension that weve had in our criminal justice system. There is an issue that came up earlier this year that you may have read about involving this implementation of a court that was supposed to treat individuals who were suffering from longterm alcoho...

Well, so i have been working in Mental Health field for about 22 years various places across the country. I have worked in crisis programs here and in new york city and pretty much ever phase of program there is. I have been a Suicide Prevention interventionist, i guess after this, the one thing i want to say that force is not treatment. One thing that we have learned in the community Mental Health system which was set up in the 60s partly to answer the need for social justice around Mental Health is that people respond to dignity and fair treatment. And the as an example of the i think that t...