In this episode I speak with Mark Joyce from Disability Rights Maine about the importance of Protection and Advocacy Organizations and how DRM works in collaboration with their PAIMI Advisory Council. We also talk about a deeply concerning gap in Maine law that allows for prolonged and potentially indefinite detention in an emergency department. This type of unintentional due process deficiency exists in mental health laws throughout the United States and Mark highlights some of the many reasons why it is essential for state legislators to correct these policies.

Disability Rights Maine: https://drme.org/

Short Interview with Senator Lowell Weicker and John Doyle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x45XG4c5A3c

Transcript of 1985 Hearings: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED263712.pdf

Blog Post about psychiatric hospitals refusing admissions, leading to prolonged detention in EDs: https://drme.org/author/mark-joyce/