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Alaska

Jim Gottstein is PsychRights' Alaska State Coordinator.

PsychRightsLitigation

• United States ex rel Law Project for Psychiatric Rights v. Matsutani, et al., USDCAK Case No. 3:09-cv-80-TMB
• William S. Bigley v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute, S-13116, Alaska Supreme Court Opinion No. 6374, May 22, 2009 (Due Process Rights).
• Law Project for Psychiatric Rights v. State of Alaska, et al.
• Myers v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute (Forced Drugging)
• Wetherhorn v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute (Definition of Gravely Disabled)
• Wayne B. v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute (Necessity of Transcript)
• W.S.B. v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute (Right to Have Proceedings Open to Public)
• Forced Drugging of Bill Bigley
• Languishing Prospective Informed Consent Case.
• Bavilla v. Alaska Dep't. of Corrections (Forced Drugging in Prison)
• Case XX
• Kenaston v. Alaska (Four Board Suit)

Non/Pre-Litigation

• Involuntary Commitment & Forced Drugging Court Rules Subcommittee.
  • June 28, 2007, Appointment Letter
  • August 16, 2007, Memo from Jim Gottstein to Subcommittee
  • Minutes of August 17, 2007, SubCommittee Meeting
  • September 9, 2007, Jim Gottstein E-mail to Subcommittee
  • March 17, 2008 Subcommittee Minutes
  • May 7, 2008 Subcommittee Minutes with Jim Gottstein comments.
  • October 20, 2008, Subcommittee Minutes.
  • December 4, 2008, Subcommittee Minutes.
  • January 8, 2009, Subcommittee Minutes
  • March 5, 2009, Subcommittee Minutes
  • April 2, 2009, E-mail from Jim Gottstein to Subcommittee

  • Minority Report: Probate Rules Subcommittee on Involuntary Commitments and the Involuntary Administration of Psychotropic Medication, May 21, 2010

• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request(s)
• Faith Myers and Dorrance Collins Advocacy.
• Community took back mental health by redefining needs, by Alan Boraas, Anchorage Daily News, May 14, 2010.
• On February 8, 2007, Jim Gottstein's testified before the House Judiciary committee about the Myers and Wetherhorn cases and other ways that Alaska's mental health program operates illegally.
  • Briefing Paper
  • Audio (MP3)
  • Committee Minutes

Information

• Alaska Commitment and Forced Drugging Statutes
• Advance Directives in Alaska: 
• Alaska Department of Corrections Policy on Forced Medication.
• Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) Release of Information form.
  • API Release form to give information to PsychRights
• API Admission Statistics
• Alaska's Mental Health System and its Children
  • October 4, 2004, Disability Law Center Report on North Star Hospital (Children's residential facility).  Posting this here does not constitute an endorsement of the report.
• The Liability of Alaska Mental Health Providers for Mandated Treatment, by Marshall L. Wild, Alaska Law Review, December 2003, : 20 Alaska L. Rev. 271
• Other potential Alaska mental health/legal links are:

  • Mental Health at AlaskaLawHelp.Org

  • Disability Law Center (the Protection and Advocacy Agency)

  • Alaska Legal Resource Center

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