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Britney and banking; Why banks need to be involved in conservatorship reform
The world has been watching as details about Britney Spears’ conservatorship situation have been aired publicly. Many of those reading about or watching her case unfold have probably never heard of conservatorship or guardianship or know little about the intricacies of the probate court system that manages decision making for people who struggle to make decisions alone.
Most people only encounter these types of situations around decision making when their parents, and later themselves, become elderly. While those circumstances can be extremely distressing and complicated to navigate, they are, by their nature, usually linear and self-limiting; most often an elderly person’s ability to make decisions will decline over time, until they finally pass away.
Published June 04. 2021 11:47PM
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press
A lawsuit on behalf of patients was filed Thursday seeking to prevent the closure of a high-security unit at the Connecticut mental hospital that treats those acquitted of crimes by reason of insanity.
Lawyers with the advocacy groups Disability Rights Connecticut and the Connecticut Legal Rights Project allege that closing the unit at Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown would create “likely and imminent irreparable harm” to patients, who they say will be transferred to units that cannot provide the care they need.
The state recently decided to close the unit, one of six high-security units in the hospital, and consolidate other services amid staff shortages, according to the lawsuit.
A lawsuit on behalf of patients was filed Thursday seeking to prevent the closure of a high-security unit at the Connecticut mental hospital that treats those.
Steven Barrier died in police custody. A lawsuit urges civilian response to future mental health calls.
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Valerie Jaddo, Friday, March 26, 2021, at her home in Stamford, Conn. As a part of a lawsuit filed last week, Jaddo is asking the city to reform how it responds to mental health/psychiatric calls after an incident with her son.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Valerie Jaddo and her son Shane Aaron stand outside her home in Stamford on . As a part of a lawsuit filed last week, Jaddo is asking the city to reform how it responds to mental health/psychiatric calls after an incident with her other son.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less