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The Lanterman–Petris–Short (LPS) Act (Chapter 1667 of the 1967 California Statutes, codified as Cal. Welf & Inst. Code, sec. 5000 et seq.) regulates involuntary civil commitment to a mental health institution in the state of California. The act set the precedent for modern mental health commitment procedures in the United States.
Affirming a criminal defendant's constitutional right to have a competency evaluation before proceeding to trial, and setting the standard for determination of such competence. BOR, 14th 1966 Pate v. Robinson: A hearing about competency to stand trial is required under the due process clause of the Constitution of the United States. [2] BOR ...
O'Connor v. Donaldson, 422 U.S. 563 (1975), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in mental health law ruling that a state cannot constitutionally confine a non-dangerous individual who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by themselves or with the help of willing and responsible family members or friends.
A conservatorship is a legal arrangement that grants a guardian the authority to manage the affairs of an individual, or conservatee, who may have physical or mental limitations.
In re the Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of Britney Jean Spears, Conservatee : Decided: February 1, 2008 () Case history; Subsequent actions: The conservatorship of both the person and estate were terminated on November 12, 2021: Court membership; Judge sitting: Brenda J. Penny (2015–2021), previously Reva Goetz (2008–2015; retired)
Conservatorships have been at the center of the #FreeBritney movement, the Michael Oher "Blind Side" case, and now a new petition by Jay Leno. Legal experts explain. What is a conservatorship?
California lawmakers have been working to overhaul the state's mental health system in order to better treat those who pose a risk to themselves. Newsom signs mental health bill expanding ...
Training is gradually becoming available in mental health first aid to equip community members such as teachers, school administrators, police officers, and medical workers with training in recognizing, and authority in managing, situations where involuntary evaluations of behavior are applicable under law. [7]