The Gage Law Firm, LLC

05/03/2024

FINALLY, a new video up on the YouTube Channel, Gage on Mental Health and Law. A primer on the Insanity Defense for those interested in how the defense is used in criminal law and what the consequences are for those with mental illnesses.

In this video, we dive into the basics of the insanity defense in American criminal law. What is it (and isn't it), where are its roots, how is it applied in...

04/23/2024

New blog post for families and attorneys alike.

For those who are familiar with my philosophy regarding the minds of those wrestling with conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, you know that I generally avoid the term “illness” when it comes to mental health challenges. Besides the unavoidable negative stigma it invites, I find i...

04/08/2024

New blog post exploring the link between hospitalization for mental health issues and subsequent arrests and exposure to the criminal system.

Mental health law, involuntary psychiatric hospitals, and the criminal law justice system.

01/07/2024

Recent Bad Practices of ERs in Involuntary Psych Hospitalization (1013s) Illegal and Troubling
https://www.thegagefirm.com/post/recent-bad-practices-of-ers-in-involuntary-psych-hospitalization-1013s-illegal-and-troubling?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=blog.post-promoter&utm_campaign=e1ada4b3-7e2b-42d2-92c1-40f33dc77120&fbclid=IwAR1eYBBHsq9PWessBHWIoFpP60BsR-737nlBuZY-_7U1ixBOVJTkxG-l3C8

05/17/2023

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In a recent blog post, I went in depth concerning the arrest of a loved one with mental illness, both leading up to that arrest and subsequent considerations. There were a few things in that analysis that are important but of which I covered superficially, as they each required a far more concentrat...

04/26/2023

My Child with Mental Health Challenges Has Been Arrested: Now What?
http://wix.to/MwtG9kb

02/08/2023

https://www.thegagefirm.com/post/georgia-s-mental-health-parity-bill-part-2-changes-in-involuntary-inpatient-law

Part 2 explores changes to involuntary inpatient psychiatric treatment in Georgia.

01/23/2023

https://www.thegagefirm.com/post/analysis-of-georgia-s-mental-health-parity-bill-part-1-b-new-life-for-mandated-outpatient-care

Part 1(b) explores Georgia's vision for involuntary outpatient psychiatric treatment and the involvement of the Courts in that endeavor.

01/19/2023

A multipart analysis of Georgia’s new Mental Health Parity Bill, as it applies to matters of patient hospitalization.

A multi-part analysis of Georgia's new Mental Health Parity Bill. Part 1(a) addresses the existing law for involuntary outpatient treatment.

12/09/2022

https://www.thegagefirm.com/post/involuntary-psychiatric-commitment-and-minors-in-georgia-a-parent-s-nightmare

Minors who have been involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals and parents' rights to the child's discharge.

02/15/2021

Been meaning to write a piece on this for a long time. If you, as a family member of someone with mental health challenges, thinks they are the only ones who need to change, read on!

Family support for those with mental illness is the linchpin of fostering success in managing it. So why don't we take it more seriously? Derek Gage focuses on paradigm shifting for families in this series.