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2. Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services - Wikipedia

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   The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing people with physical, mental and visual disabilities with the opportunity to obtain employment and independent living through counseling, job training and other individualized services. DRS helps bridge barriers to ...

3. Involuntary treatment - Wikipedia

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   All states in the U.S. allow for some form of involuntary treatment for mental illness or erratic behavior for short periods of time under emergency conditions, although criteria vary. Further involuntary treatment outside clear and pressing emergencies where there is asserted to be a threat to public safety usually requires a court order, and ...

4. Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ...

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   Oklahoma consistently ranks as one of the top states for the number of individuals with mental illness and addiction,[3] but as one of the bottom states as far as behavioral health funding.[4] For example, while the national average of spending per individual for mental health treatment is $120.56, Oklahoma only spends $53.05.

5. Involuntary commitment - Wikipedia

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   Criteria for involuntary commitment are generally set by the individual states, and often have both short- and long-term types of commitment. Short-term commitment tends to be a few days or less, requiring an examination by a medical professional, while longer-term commitment typically requires a court hearing, or sentencing as part of a ...

6. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   Eleven state Medicaid programs put lifetime treatment limits on how long addicts can be prescribed Suboxone, ranging between one and three years. Multiple state Medicaid programs have placed limits on how much an addict can take per dose. Such restrictions are based on the mistaken premise that addiction can be cured in a set time frame.

7. This Family Drives 350 Miles For What Could Be A Common ...

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   As a result, doctors are generally not involved in addiction treatment. In rural communities, doctors who are certified by the federal government to prescribe medications like buprenorphine are especially scarce: In Rapid City, a town of roughly 70,000 that still manages to be the second-largest city in South Dakota, there isn’t a single ...

8. List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental ...

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   In a ruling very similar to Harper, the Court found that the State may force administration of psychotropic medications to a pre-trial detainee, if it establishes a medical need for the drug, and a need for the detainee's safety and that of others. To the Harper requirements, they added "less restrictive alternative" language, which requires ...

9. IL allows voluntary and involuntary care for mental health ...

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   Mental health disorders affect millions of Americans on a yearly basis, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness says 1 in 20 American adults experience serious mental illness each year.. A ...