Attorney Christopher Thomas joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss:
- the rights of chronically houseless individuals with disabling conditions like severe mental illness or substance abuse
- different legal actions that can help them, including civil commitment, guardianship, and assisted community treatment
- how assisted community treatment “street medicine” works
- proof required for a family court judge to issue an Order to Treat, that can include involuntary medication.
“What’s the Law” is sponsored by Hosoda Law & Just Well Law, representing families who lived on the Navy water line on O’ahu between May and November 2021, seeking accountability and financial recovery from landlords and the United States. To learn more visit well.law/redhill.
