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  2. Kendra's Law - Wikipedia

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    A 2005 study, "Kendra's Law: A Final Report on the Status of Assisted Outpatient Treatment", done by New York State's Office of Mental Health, concluded, "Over a three year period prior to their AOT order, almost all (97%) had been hospitalized (with an average of three hospitalizations per recipient), and many experienced homelessness, arrest ...

  3. Outpatient commitment - Wikipedia

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    Outpatient commitment proponents point to studies performed in North Carolina and New York that have found some positive impact of court-ordered outpatient treatment. Proponents include: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Justice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U. S ...

  4. Laura's Law - Wikipedia

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    Laura's Law is a California state law that allows for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment.To qualify for the program, the person must have a serious mental illness plus a recent history of psychiatric hospitalizations, jailings or acts, threats or attempts of serious violent behavior towards self or others.

  5. New York State Department of Mental Hygiene - Wikipedia

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    The majority of the public mental health system is in voluntary outpatient programs, the largest and most used being clinic treatment services. [3] Inpatient care is provided mainly by homeless shelters, supplemented by the general hospital network, jails, and state psychiatric centers.

  6. Rockland Psychiatric Center - Wikipedia

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    The Rockland Psychiatric Center, originally Rockland State Hospital, in Orangeburg, New York, is a psychiatric facility for adults operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health. It offers in-patient and transitional treatment for adults, as well as research facilities.

  7. Helen Hayes Hospital - Wikipedia

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    Helen Hayes Hospital is a 155-bed physical rehabilitation hospital in West Haverstraw, New York, owned and operated by the New York State Department of Health.Established by Dr. Newton Schaffer in 1900 as a physical rehabilitation hospital for children, it is considered to be one of the first freestanding state-operated physical rehabilitation hospitals in the United States.

  8. Baker Act - Wikipedia

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    Treatment Facility: The term "treatment facility" in the Baker Act does not refer generically to any facility that provides treatment. Rather, it is defined as "a state-owned, state-operated, or state-supported hospital, center, or clinic designated by the department for extended treatment and hospitalization, beyond that provided for by a ...

  9. Zucker Hillside Hospital - Wikipedia

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    Zucker Hillside Hospital is an inpatient and outpatient psychiatric hospital. In the 1940s, they were an early deployer of electroconvulsive therapy. [5] In 1948, it reported that over half their mentally ill patients reportedly "recover[ed] or show[ed] much improvement". [6]