Navigating the Challenging Landscape of Mental Health Law

Episode description:  

You can’t open a newspaper or go online today without seeing articles about anxiety, depression, burnout or suicide rates—clearly, we’re struggling with our mental health, individually and as a society. But the fact that we’re all talking about mental health is a step forward, acknowledging how important it is to move these issues out of the shadows and take care of ourselves. In today’s episode, I’ll be talking with Jamie Rosen, chair of the Mental Health Law Group at Meister Seelig & Fein, who specializes in representing individuals and families in crisis situations relating to mental health as well as substance abuse disorders. Jamie will highlight some of the emotional and complex issues of mental health law, which often affect parents of adult children with serious mental health issues, and in some cases, adults managing elderly parents with mental health issues. She’ll explain some of the obstacles people face when trying to get their loved ones mental health treatment. And she’ll break out some specific areas of practice, such as psychiatric hospitalization, assisted outpatient treatment, guardianship and estate planning. There are myriad challenges—but also success stories—and you’ll want to hear them.

Guest description:

Jamie Rosen, Esq. is a Partner and Chair of the Mental Health Law Group at Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC. Jamie dedicates her practice to representing individuals and families in crisis situations specific to mental health issues and/or alcohol/substance use disorders. Her knowledge extends to psychiatric hospitalization issues and discharge planning, confidentiality and HIPAA, Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT / Kendra’s Law), adult guardianship proceedings, housing rights, criminal defense, estate planning, and so much more. Recognizing that these complicated mental health issues require a team approach, Jamie collaborates with medical and mental health professionals to develop the best clinical plan and legal course of action. She has experience deploying such resources and advocating for clients across the country.

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Keywords: disability, mental health, guardianship, substance abuse