Alaska

HB 172 (§ 36 of CH 41 SLA 2022)

White Paper on Improving Patient Outcomes, Addressing Treatment Caused Trauma & Injuries, Enhancing Patient Rights and Grievance Procedures for the Report Required by § 36 of CH 41 SLA 2022 (HB172), April, 2023.

PsychRightsLitigation

• In the Matter of an Information Request, Alaska Supreme Court Case No. S-16812.
• ITMO L.M., Alaska Supreme Court Case No. 16393.
• ITMO H.R., Alaska Supreme Court Case No. 15793
• In the Matter of the Hospitalization of Daniel G., Alaska Supreme Court Case No. S-15100
• 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)

Public Defender Cases

• ITMO Jacob S, November 18, 2016.
• ITMO Mark V, July 1, 2016.
• ITMH Reid K, September 25, 2015.
• ITMO Dakota K, August 28, 2015.
• ITMO Gabriel C., April 4, 2014.
• In Re: Stephen O., SP 6587, December 17, 2013.
• In Re: Jeffrey E., SP 6701, July 27, 2012.

Non/Pre-Litigation

• State of Alaska Designated Facility Manual, 2024.
• Designated Evaluation and Treatment (DET) Program Manual, November, 2020. 
• March 8, 2023, feedback on Proposed Plan for Remote and In-Person Hearings.
• 2/22/22 Letter to Alaska Legislators about Senate Bill 124/House Bill 172 proposing to make it easier for community mental health workers to psychiatrically imprison people.
• PsychRights letter to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority opposing privatizing the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, August 25, 2016.
• PsychRights letter to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Planning Committee, June 15, 2016.
• July 2, 2012, letter to the Alaska Mental Health Board regarding psychiatric drug use in Alaska's mental health budget.
• Involuntary Commitment & Forced Drugging Court Rules.
• 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
• Pro Publica's compilation of seven pharmaceutical companies' payments to Alaska doctors.

Information

• 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
• Ombudsman Investigation, Alaska Psychiatric Institute, February 8, 2022
• Ombudsman Investigation – Alaska Psychiatric Institute, March 18, 2019.
• 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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