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- James B. Gottstein, Esq.
Law Project for Psychiatric Rights
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- Attorney- Consumer/Survivor
- http://akmhcweb.org/recovery/jgrec.htm
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- Criminalization
- Other Drug Coercion
- Rest of Coercive System
- Discrimination
- Stigma
- Etc.
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- Involuntary Commitment
- Forced Medication
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- 1. Mentally Ill,
- and
- 2. A Danger to Self or Others,
or, (in Some States)
- 3. Gravely Disabled (not
sanctioned by US Supreme Court)
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- State Laws define Federal Rights
- “Professional Judgment”
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- Yikes, but
- They don’t have the science
- They are not truthful
- They are not used to a vigorous legal attack
- Need to Explain
- JG’s sole involuntary Med Proceeding
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- Organization
- The Manual
- Expert Witness $$$
- Develop Law Through Selective Appeals
- Associated Public Relations Campaign
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- Consumer Directed
- No Gummint Money
- Volunteers mostly
- Including pro bono lawyers
- NARPA seems like a good fit to do organizing work
- Law Project for Psychiatric Rights is a Possibility
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- A Guide for Attorneys
- Research (Legal and Medical)
- Canned Briefs
- Canned Sworn Expert Reports
- Drug by Drug
- Fraudulent Science
- Model Cross-Examinations
- Suggested Strategies
- Expert Depositions of all adverse witnesses
- Public Hearings
- Separate Commitment from Medication Proceeding
- Suppress pre-admittance information
- Etc.
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- Absolutely Critical
- The main thing that can’t be done mostly volunteer.
- Need Substantial $$$$
- Develop a List
- State by State/City by City
- Sworn Expert Report
- e.g. research è
3 weeks before meds
- (attorney may be able to get some time)
- Drug by Drug
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- Brick by Brick
- Good Facts
- I am not an Expert on This, but
- Need Good Facts
- Bad Facts Are Death to the Effort
- Perlin and Stefan Are Experts
- No Law in Alaska (Clean Slate)
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- Historic Opportunity
- Mad in America
- Bill Moyers: Science for Sale
- The Fraudulent Science is Now Known
- Mad in America (and many others)
- The Damage Has Been Documented
- Private Firms Can/Will do this for $$$
- Class Actions Bad
- Going After Greed and Corruption is the Current Fad
- Otherwise, System is What Public Wants
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- Counter Every Psycho-Pharmaceutical Complex Claim
- Talk Shows
- News Shows
- Develop Relationships
- Develop Scandal Stories
- Etc.
- i.e., Serious Public Relations Effort
- Dress Up (Look Good)
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- Congress
- 535 Copies of Mad in America
- Identify People Who Have (good) Relationships With Members
- State Legislatures
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