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Dr. Nev Jones (above), an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh and one of the fiercest critics of the county’s AOT plan, said she’s “not surprised” by the county’s decision to implement the law. She pointed to a nationwide shift in recent years toward strengthening involuntary mental health practices, compounded by an executive order issued by the federal administration in July that aims to institutionalize unhoused people who have mental illnesses, substance use disorders, or both.