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Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Defeated in New Mexico
February 16, 2006 – The New Mexico legislature adjourned at mid-day today without passing House Bill 174, the local version of the so-called “Kendra’s Law” that would have imposed forced outpatient treatment on people with psychiatric disabilities. Read more.

On Feb. 8, Senior Attorney Michael Allen talked about "Kendra's Law" on MSNBC's The Situation with Tucker Carlson. Read the transcript here.

Listen to a segment from the Law Show, a National Production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Interviewer Mark Brodie talks with staff attorney Tammy Seltzer and Mary Zdanowicz of the Treatment Advocacy Center, which promotes involuntary outpatient commitment.