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Justice in Health
No full textDayna Bowen Matthew, Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School, discusses the concept of Just Health and the structural barriers that need to be overcome to achieve it
Fundamentals of Health Law - A New Perspective Series
No full textThe article reports that Despite medicine\u27s long-standing reputation as a largely self-regulated profession, U.S. medicine in fact has a multifaceted and significant relationship with the law. Medical evidence and physicians themselves may directly influence legal decisions and trends, but more pervasively, statutes, regulations, court rulings, and requirements imposed by multiple levels of government profoundly shape U.S. medical practice
Work-Life Balance and the Need to Give Law Students a Break
No full textIt has long been understood that joining, and staying in, the legal profession is not good for one\u27s health. Research shows that attorneys experience alcoholism, depression, and other mental health issues at higher rates than the general population. Similarly, there is significant research showing the detrimental effects of law school on many students\u27 well-being. We have known for years that students\u27 happiness and well-being tends to decline over their law school years, yet the response by most law schools has been patchwork, slow, and largely reactive. An unhealthy work-life balance remains the norm. This Article calls on law schools to do more to create a climate and culture in which students can achieve a healthier work-life balance. While there are a range of issues that need to be addressed, this Article focuses on the specific issue of law school culture discouraging taking time off. Ultimately, if law students—the newest members of our profession—are going to achieve and maintain a healthy work-life balance, it is not enough for law schools to simply encourage students to take care of themselves. Law school faculty and administrators need to create the conditions in which self-care is not only possible but welcome. A key component of that includes enabling students to take time off
HB 478: Amendments to Rules of Evidence Regarding Expert Testimony in Criminal Cases
Get PDFThe Act revises the Georgia Evidence Code to enhance the evidentiary standard for admitting expert testimony in criminal cases. Like in civil cases, expert testimony in criminal cases now must satisfy the Daubert standard for admission of scientific, technical, and other specialized evidence
HB 752: Psychiatric Advance Directive Act
Get PDFThe Act amends Georgia laws relating to mental health and provides a statutory psychiatric advance directive form. The Act allows citizens with diagnosed mental health disorders to appoint a mental health agent to make treatment decisions on their behalf. The Act delineates the responsibilities, duties, and immunities of physicians and other providers using a psychiatric advance directive and clarifies the psychiatric advance directive’s interaction and relationship with other types of advance directives for health care
Book Review, Law’s Infamy: Understanding the Canon of Bad Law (Austin Sarat, et al., eds. 2021)
No full textAnswering Mental Health Crises with the New 988 Crisis Line and Co-Responder Teams (GSHA 12th Annual Supportive Housing Conference)
No full textWe are aware of the tragedy of jails and prisons serving as our state’s largest mental health providers. Too often, individuals with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system suffer tragic results. This session discusses the implementation of co-responder units that create partnerships between mental health and social service providers and the criminal justice system