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In this episode, Elizabeth Kelley interviews DJ Jaffe, Executive Director of Mental Illness Policy Org., and the author of Insane Consequences: How the Mental Health Industry Fails the Mentally Ill.  Glenn Close, actress and cofounder of Bring Change 2 Mind, writes this about Insane Consequences: "The truth in this book haunts me with its blazing clarity.  Jaffe's informed and passionate plea for fundamental change is rooted in a sense of deep humanity.  He has paid attention to those who are neglected and suffering right under our noses and challenges us to do something about it." 

Eizabeth Kelley is a criminal defense lawyer with a nationwide practice who specializes in representing people with mental disabilities. She is the co-chair of The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice and Disabilties and is the editor of Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers, to be published by the ABA in 2018.