mental illness

The Insanity Defense: From Fundamental Legal Principle to Legal Fiction

October 7, 2020

In Kahler, the Court did not merely uphold Kansas' interpretation of a vital protection; it allowed Kansas to, in effect, eviscerate the protection entirely. ...[Continue Reading]

Words matter: Overcoming discrimination with dignity in how we discuss mental illness

September 27, 2019

The notion of being “politically correct” has been in the spotlight for a substantial period of time, consistently generating an ever-expanding list of terms that are better excluded from polite conversation. I’m sure we can all think of words and phrases that were perfectly acceptable, ...[Continue Reading]