Committable

About Committable

Committable is a podcast about involuntary commitments. We focus on stories from people with lived experience as a window into complex conversations with attorneys, physicians, psychologists and more.

Publisher

Jesse Mangan

Category

government · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Mar 2021

Latest episode

11 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 68 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Committable Conversations: Anosognosia Misrepresentations

   Host Jesse Mangan interviews independent journalist Leah Harris and Committable producer Jim McQuaid, dissecting the dangerous misrepresentation of anosognosia statistics used to justify carceral policies.

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   11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Peer Respites: Winona Harper

   Host Jesse Mangan interviews Winona Harper, Program Coordinator for Keya House, about peer respites as a vital alternative resource for community members experiencing distress.

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   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AOT Research: Independent Evaluation of Kendra’s Law (2026)

   Host Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid interview researcher Nev Jones about the independent evaluation of Kendra's Law, exploring its complex findings and implications for court-ordered mental health interventions.

Inside a recent episode

Committable Conversations: Anosognosia Misrepresentations

Published 11 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that is always, the anosognosia argument is always cited as the reason that people will not seek services or support on their own, right? According to these kind of pro-force advocates. So, you know, if you take it along these lines, the argument goes that we have no choice but to force them. So you all people over there that are yelling about a community system, you are woefully out of touch because you don't understand why we need all of this force. Just to kind of jump on that, you know, one another aspect of this is that any sort of a concept like anosognosia, I will never pronounce this word correctly, just a heads up. provides this shield for systems of unaccountable power that any questioning of it, especially by the person who is, you know, receiving the quote unquote help is sick, right? […]

Who has been a guest on Committable

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• Leah Harris
• Winona Harper
• Nev Jones

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

30 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

11 ratings

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