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Plenary Panel: The Impact of Involuntary Outpatient Commitment: Findings from a Comprehensive Evaluation of New York State’s Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program (Hybrid)
Saturday November 7, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Student Dining Hall, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Forty-eight US states currently have statutes that allow for the issuance of involuntary outpatient commitment orders, with programs frequently named Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT], in which a civil court issues a 6-12 month “order” to comply with community-based treatment.  New York State’s program, initiated after the 1999 Kendra Webdale incident and the subsequent passage of “Kendra’s Law,” is the largest in the country and is frequently cited as a model program.  Dr. Nev Jones and colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh and HSRI recently completed a contracted comprehensive evaluation of New York State’s AOT program.  This alternative format presentation will feature a summary of findings from Dr. Nev Jones and comments from invited representatives of New York State’s psychiatric, legal, and peer support communities.  Dr. Philip Yanos will act as moderator for the panel.     
Speakers
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Philip Yanos, PhD

Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Philip Yanos, PhD is a professor in the psychology department at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  He is the author of the books Written Off: Mental Health Stigma and the Loss of Human Potential (2018) and Exiles in New York City: Warehousing the Marginalized on Ward's ... Read More →
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Nev Jones, PhD

Associate Profssor, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Nev Jones, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, Director of PathLab, and affiliate faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Bioethics. Her research examines coercive psychiatric treatment, early psychosis services, and... Read More →
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Pablo Sadler, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Bureau of Mental Health, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Pablo Sadler, MD, MPH works as a community psychiatrist and serve as the Medical Director for the Bureau of Mental Health at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Over the last 30 years, his clinical work in various community mental health centers throughout New York State... Read More →
Saturday November 7, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Student Dining Hall, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019
  Plenary Panel, Hybrid

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