Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 029: Disrupting the Norm: Mental Health, Illness, and the Law
Room: Grant Park Parlor

Sponsors: Disability, Mental Wellness, and Social Justice
Law and Society

Organizers: Michael Branch, Hartwick College
Faryal Razzaq, Karachi School of Business & Leadership

Presider &

Discussant: Faryal Razzaq, Karachi School of Business & Leadership

Description: 

This session dilates on the theme of disability, mental wellness and social justice.

Papers:

“At What Cost? Economized Death, State Sanctioned Suicide and Normalizing MAiD for Mental Illness,” Danielle Landry and Aisha Khan, Toronto Metropolitan University

“How Relationships between Owners, Property Managers, and Service Providers Impact the Success of Subsidized Housing for Populations with High Needs,” Katherine Smock, University of California, Los Angeles

“Sexuality and Cultural Taboos in Turkey,” Gokhan Savas, American University of Sharjah

“The Micropolitics of Community Reintegration in Mental Health Courts,” Julian Thompson, University of Illinois Chicago

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