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From The Newsroom: The fight over involuntary outpatient mental health treatment

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Massachusetts is one of only three states where a judge can't mandate someone receive involuntary outpatient mental health treatment — that is, treatment without hospitalization. New legislation on Beacon Hill would change that, but it's a proposal that is causing some controversy. WBUR's Deborah Becker joins us to talk about it From the Newsroom.

This segment aired on March 21, 2023.

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