Judge Milton Mack

I was assured it wasn't. So I went up and did that, and things are improving. There is a challenge, though. Implementation is a big deal. So in the 50s, it was one-stop shopping. A person was admitted to a facility, and that facility provided all the services the person could possibly need. Well, now, that's not the case. Now you're in the community.

I was assured it wasn't. So I went up and did that, and things are improving. There is a challenge, though. Implementation is a big deal. So in the 50s, it was one-stop shopping. A person was admitted to a facility, and that facility provided all the services the person could possibly need. Well, now, that's not the case. Now you're in the community.

So now we have stakeholders that all have an interest. Law enforcement is a stakeholder, the hospital, the emergency department. the community treatment system, the core families and other schools and so forth, all the stakeholders. And we have all the makings of a mental health system, but the stakeholders don't communicate with one another. They don't work together.

So now we have stakeholders that all have an interest. Law enforcement is a stakeholder, the hospital, the emergency department. the community treatment system, the core families and other schools and so forth, all the stakeholders. And we have all the makings of a mental health system, but the stakeholders don't communicate with one another. They don't work together.

So now we have stakeholders that all have an interest. Law enforcement is a stakeholder, the hospital, the emergency department. the community treatment system, the core families and other schools and so forth, all the stakeholders. And we have all the makings of a mental health system, but the stakeholders don't communicate with one another. They don't work together.

They don't have warm handoffs one place to the next. And so it just hasn't been working. So in Michigan, what we found was after these laws were adopted, a lot of the hospitals weren't complying with the laws, and neither were the community treatment agencies, and neither were the courts. So we're changing the culture, and that's huge. Changing the culture of an organization is hard to do.

They don't have warm handoffs one place to the next. And so it just hasn't been working. So in Michigan, what we found was after these laws were adopted, a lot of the hospitals weren't complying with the laws, and neither were the community treatment agencies, and neither were the courts. So we're changing the culture, and that's huge. Changing the culture of an organization is hard to do.

They don't have warm handoffs one place to the next. And so it just hasn't been working. So in Michigan, what we found was after these laws were adopted, a lot of the hospitals weren't complying with the laws, and neither were the community treatment agencies, and neither were the courts. So we're changing the culture, and that's huge. Changing the culture of an organization is hard to do.

The culture has been we don't give people treatment they don't want, even if they don't have the ability to make that decision. So We're changing that. So the idea is, and you've probably heard the term of anosognosia.

The culture has been we don't give people treatment they don't want, even if they don't have the ability to make that decision. So We're changing that. So the idea is, and you've probably heard the term of anosognosia.

The culture has been we don't give people treatment they don't want, even if they don't have the ability to make that decision. So We're changing that. So the idea is, and you've probably heard the term of anosognosia.

People who have a mental illness that is thought process or compromised, they're not the ones exercising choice, but the illness is exercising the choice. What we want to do is free people so they can make their own choice. Free them from the effects of mental illness. Get them into recovery.

People who have a mental illness that is thought process or compromised, they're not the ones exercising choice, but the illness is exercising the choice. What we want to do is free people so they can make their own choice. Free them from the effects of mental illness. Get them into recovery.

People who have a mental illness that is thought process or compromised, they're not the ones exercising choice, but the illness is exercising the choice. What we want to do is free people so they can make their own choice. Free them from the effects of mental illness. Get them into recovery.

Aside from the economic sense, you know, avoiding jail, avoiding incarceration, which is expensive, especially for people with mental illness who have to have extensive drugs. We spend a ton of money providing mental health treatment in our jails and prisons. in what are not therapeutic environments.

Aside from the economic sense, you know, avoiding jail, avoiding incarceration, which is expensive, especially for people with mental illness who have to have extensive drugs. We spend a ton of money providing mental health treatment in our jails and prisons. in what are not therapeutic environments.

Aside from the economic sense, you know, avoiding jail, avoiding incarceration, which is expensive, especially for people with mental illness who have to have extensive drugs. We spend a ton of money providing mental health treatment in our jails and prisons. in what are not therapeutic environments.

If we can get people the kind of care they need in the community, not only can they get well, but you can save a lot of money. Like in Genesee County, they had a 70% reduction in hospitalization. And the individuals surrounding these outpatient treatment plans are complying with treatment, the level of 90%. And the satisfaction rate's like 92%.

If we can get people the kind of care they need in the community, not only can they get well, but you can save a lot of money. Like in Genesee County, they had a 70% reduction in hospitalization. And the individuals surrounding these outpatient treatment plans are complying with treatment, the level of 90%. And the satisfaction rate's like 92%.

If we can get people the kind of care they need in the community, not only can they get well, but you can save a lot of money. Like in Genesee County, they had a 70% reduction in hospitalization. And the individuals surrounding these outpatient treatment plans are complying with treatment, the level of 90%. And the satisfaction rate's like 92%.