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Every state has a mental health statute, with many similar to the Baker Act, but also differences across states in short-term emergency commitment (the equivalent of an involuntary [Baker Act] examination in [9] Florida), [10] long-term involuntary commitment (the equivalent of involuntary inpatient placement in Florida), [11] and involuntary ...
Lochner v. New York, 198 U.S. 45 (1905), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court holding that a New York State statute that prescribed maximum working hours for bakers violated the bakers' right to freedom of contract under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [1] The decision has since been effectively overturned. [2 ...
Kendra's Law, effective since November 1999, is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment also known as assisted outpatient treatment. [1] It grants judges the authority to issue orders that require people who meet certain criteria to regularly undergo psychiatric treatment.
The Baker Act also requires that all commitment orders be reviewed every six months in addition to ensuring certain rights to the committed including the right to contact outsiders. Also, a person under an involuntary commitment order has a right to counsel and a right to have the state provide a public defender if they cannot afford a lawyer.
The Adult Survivors Act was passed by the New York State Assembly in May 2022 and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul five days later was modeled after the 2019 Child Victims Act. That bill, which was ...
In the wake of indie screenwriter and filmmaker Jeff Baena’s untimely passing, fans are recalling his 2020 movie Horse Girl — a film inspired by his family’s mental health struggles.
New York City officials under several administrations have implemented programs involving the involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illnesses in the city. [29] Some of these policies have involved reinterpreting the standard of "harm to themselves or others" to include neglecting their own well-being or posing a harm to themselves ...
The two main groups that have lobbied in favor of anti-porn laws at the state level, according to legal observers – Vought’s organization, the Center for Renewing America, and the faith-based ...