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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.
Voluntary commitment is the act or practice of choosing to admit oneself to a psychiatric hospital, or other mental health facility.Unlike in involuntary commitment, the person is free to leave the hospital against medical advice, though there may be a requirement of a period of notice or that the leaving take place during daylight hours.
In some jurisdictions, laws authorizing court-ordered outpatient treatment have been passed in an effort to compel individuals with chronic, untreated severe mental illness to take psychiatric medication while living outside the hospital (e.g. Laura's Law, Kendra's Law). [16] [17]
More than two decades ago, a killing in the subways shocked New Yorkers and led to the passage of Kendra’s Law, a state statute that allowed courts to mandate that severely mentally ill people ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she would include legislation regarding the state’s involuntary commitment standards in her new executive budget following a series of violent subway attacks ...
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