Committable is a podcast about involuntary commitments. We focus on stories from people with lived experience as a window into complex conversations with attorneys, physicians, psychologists and more.
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Signup to Generate a PitchCommittable is a podcast about involuntary commitments. We focus on stories from people with lived experience as a window into complex conversations with attorneys, physicians, psychologists and more.
Committable is hosted by Jesse Mangan. The show has published 68 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "AOT Research: Independent Evaluation of Kendra’s Law (2026)" (2 September 2026, 91 minutes), "Committable Conversations: AOT and the Cult of True Belief" (14 July 2026, 42 minutes), and "AOT Research: Steadman et al. 2001" (10 July 2026, 22 minutes).
Committable publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 68 episodes.
Booking probability for Committable is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Committable requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Committable's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Committable are Psychiatric & Addiction Hospitals. Committable has a health audience.
Jesse Mangan hosts Committable, a health show with 68 episodes published.
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Episode #65
In this episode Committable producers Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid speak with researcher Nev Jones about the most recent evaluation of Kendra’s Law. Kendra’s Law is the Assisted Outpatient Treatment law in New York and...
Episode #64
In this episode Committable Collective members Jesse Mangan and Leah Harris discuss Leah’s recent article, ‘Assisted Outpatient Treatment’ and the Cult of True Belief. The article examines narratives around Involuntary...
Episode #63
In this episode Committable producers Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid look at Steadman et al. 2001, a Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating the outcomes of an Involuntary Outpatient Commitments (also called AOT) pilot...
Episode #62
In this episode Committable producers Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid follow up on their review of the Swartz et al. 1999 study and discuss some of the ways in which the findings of that study are misrepresented. They...
Episode #61
In this episode Committable producers Jesse Mangan and Jim McQuaid look at Swartz et al. 1999, a Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating whether or not Involuntary Outpatient Commitments (also called AOT) can reduce...
Episode #60
In this episode I speak with attorney Elizabeth Rich about her experiences navigating mental health laws in Wisconsin. Elizabeth brings a multifaceted perspective to her work weaving together experience as an attorney...
Episode #59
In this series I look at Peer Respites throughout the United States and try to better understand how this model of care provides safe, noncarceral opportunities for people experiencing distress. And in this episode I...
Episode #58
In this episode I reunite with Leah Harris to talk about the concept of Forcewashing, a term that Leah coined in an article about an Involuntary Outpatient Commitment bill currently being considered in Massachusetts...
Episode #57
In this episode I speak with Fern, Director of the Wild Ivy Social Justice Network. We talk about concerns related to an involuntary outpatient commitment bill currently before the Massachusetts legislature, as well as...
Episode #56
In this episode I speak with Steve Schwartz, Special Counsel at the Center for Public Representation. We talk about an AOT bill currently working its way through the Massachusetts legislature and break down some of the...
Episode #55
In this series I work with Leah Harris to look at Assisted Outpatient Treatment laws throughout the United States. Assisted Outpatient Treatment, often referred to as AOT, is a form of involuntary outpatient commitment...
Episode #54
In this episode I speak with Emily Harvey, Co-Legal Director of Disability Law Colorado. We talk about a recent report from DLC that looks at the Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, a psychiatric residential youth...
Episode #53
In this episode I speak with Mark Joyce from Disability Rights Maine about the importance of Protection and Advocacy Organizations and how DRM works in collaboration with their PAIMI Advisory Council. We also talk about...
Episode #52
In this episode I speak with Ruth Lowenkron, Director of the Disability Justice Program at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. We talk about the basic principles of due process in relation to involuntary...
Episode #51
As a person with a history of psychiatric disabilities, involuntary hospitalizations and a civil commitment, I know that I will always be vulnerable to the carceral whims of legislators. I am forever trapped in the...
Episode #50
In this episode I speak with Gwen Orlowski, Executive Director of Disability Rights New Jersey. We discuss the statutory authorities given to all P&A organizations as well as the specific work that DRNJ has been engaged...
Episode #49
Disability Rights California recently released a report titled Let Me Go: Excessive Restraint of Patients at College Hospital. This report provides an important example of why we need Protection & Advocacy organizations...
Episode #48
Disability Rights North Carolina recently released a report titled “Involuntary Commitment in NC: Overused, Misused, and Harmful”. This report lays out observations and recommendations that are the result of years of...
Episode #47
The tragedies uncovered at Willowbrook State School helped bring visibility to the types of horrors that can be inflicted upon vulnerable people when the the authority of institutions goes unchecked. The Protection &...
Episode #46
In this episode I speak with advocates and attorneys from Disability Rights Center New Hampshire. We spoke broadly about the work they do as New Hampshire's Protection & Advocacy organization but we also spoke in detail...
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