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The Texas Mental Health Code was passed as House bill 6 by the 55th Texas legislative session in May 1957 and went into effect on January 1, 1958. [1] The purpose of the Texas Mental Health Code was to provide equitable, humane, and accessible treatment measures for mentally ill individuals while minimizing to the greatest extent possible any logistical obstacles, financial expenses, and ...
Private citizens with particular skillsets and concerns about mental health practices served on this committee as well. The committee members divided themselves into task forces and drafted the Texas Plan for Mental Health Services over the course of 1964. [4] On December 1, 1964, the 250-page Texas Plan for Mental Health Services was completed.
The Texas Ignition Interlock Law went into effect during September 2015. This law requires judges to order ignition interlocks for all drunk-drivers with a Blood Alcohol Level of 0.15% or greater. [18] Since the passing of this law, the drunk driving related death rate in Texas has decreased by 8.5%. [18]
Governor says Texas working to address ‘mental health problems’ after Allen mass shooting. ... such as passing laws that we are working on right now, to get the guns out of the hands of ...
Some 3.6 million adult Texans live with mental illness. It's the work of scientific research that brings for a brighter future for them.
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Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418 (1979), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that set the standard for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit persons for psychiatric treatment from the usual civil burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence".
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