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FINALLY, a new video up on the YouTube Channel, Gage on Mental Health and Law. A primer on the Insanity Defense for those interested in how the defense is used in criminal law and what the consequences are for those with mental illnesses.

A Primer on the Insanity Defense In this video, we dive into the basics of the insanity defense in American criminal law. What is it (and isn't it), where are its roots, how is it applied in...

New blog post for families and attorneys alike.

Acute Mental Illness and Competency in Criminal Defense: A Guide for Attorneys and Families Upon Arrest For those who are familiar with my philosophy regarding the minds of those wrestling with conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, you know that I generally avoid the term “illness” when it comes to mental health challenges. Besides the unavoidable negative stigma it invites, I find i...

New blog post exploring the link between hospitalization for mental health issues and subsequent arrests and exposure to the criminal system.

'Exploring the Link Between Mental Health Law, Crisis Hospitalization, and the Criminal Justice System' Mental health law, involuntary psychiatric hospitals, and the criminal law justice system.

Recent Bad Practices of ERs in Involuntary Psych Hospitalization (1013s) Illegal and Troubling
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Sick and in Jail: Should I Post Bond for My Loved One with Mental Health Challenges (and How)? In a recent blog post, I went in depth concerning the arrest of a loved one with mental illness, both leading up to that arrest and subsequent considerations. There were a few things in that analysis that are important but of which I covered superficially, as they each required a far more concentrat...

My Child with Mental Health Challenges Has Been Arrested: Now What?
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https://www.thegagefirm.com/post/georgia-s-mental-health-parity-bill-part-2-changes-in-involuntary-inpatient-law

Georgia's Mental Health Parity Bill Part 2: Changes in Involuntary Inpatient Law Part 2 explores changes to involuntary inpatient psychiatric treatment in Georgia.

https://www.thegagefirm.com/post/analysis-of-georgia-s-mental-health-parity-bill-part-1-b-new-life-for-mandated-outpatient-care

Analysis of Georgia's Mental Health Parity Bill Part 1(b): New Life for Mandated Outpatient Care? Part 1(b) explores Georgia's vision for involuntary outpatient psychiatric treatment and the involvement of the Courts in that endeavor.

A multipart analysis of Georgia’s new Mental Health Parity Bill, as it applies to matters of patient hospitalization.

Analysis of Georgia's Mental Health Parity Bill Part 1(a): New Life for Mandated Outpatient Care? A multi-part analysis of Georgia's new Mental Health Parity Bill. Part 1(a) addresses the existing law for involuntary outpatient treatment.

https://www.thegagefirm.com/post/involuntary-psychiatric-commitment-and-minors-in-georgia-a-parent-s-nightmare

Involuntary Psychiatric Commitment and Minors in Georgia: A Parent's Nightmare Minors who have been involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals and parents' rights to the child's discharge.