Episode
Lost Patients: Against Their Will
- Podcast
- Focus: We Keep Us Safe
- Published
- Mar 19, 2024
- Duration seconds
- 2530
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- https://omny.fm/shows/kuow-focus/against-their-will
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Summary
Across the U.S., efforts are underway to make it easier to involuntarily commit people to psychiatric hospitals. It's a reaction to the sight of seriously mentally ill people on the streets and the cries of families who say it's too hard to get a loved one help when they're in crisis. But this gets at one of the most delicate questions our society has faced: When does our belief about what's best for someone override someone's right to decide for themselves? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.