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  2. 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 ...

  3. Act 39 - Wikipedia

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    Act 39 of 2013 established the U.S. state of Vermont's Patient Choice and Control at End of Life Act (Vermont Statutes Annotated Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. chapter 113), [1] which legalizes medical aid in dying (commonly referred to as physician-assisted suicide) with certain restrictions.

  4. Involuntary commitment by country - Wikipedia

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    Texas set the bar for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit persons from the usual civil burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence" to the higher standard of "clear and convincing evidence". [27] An example of involuntary commitment procedures is the Baker Act used in Florida. Under this ...

  5. Letters: Involuntary commitment data still missing in Centre ...

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  6. Grave disability - Wikipedia

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    Grave disability or gravely disabled is a legal status used as a criterion in addition to danger to self or others [1] as the basis for involuntary commitment [2] in only 9 of 50 states of the United States. [3] It is not a criterion in Washington, D.C.

  7. Here's why appeals of involuntary commitments in Wisconsin ...

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    Initials orders for involuntary commitment are nearly impossible to appeal; they often expire before an appeals court can rule. That could soon change.

  8. Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion - Wikipedia

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    Psychiatric hospitals and involuntary commitment have been around for hundreds and even thousands of years around the world, but the obligatory dangerousness criterion was created in the United States in the 1900s. [2] [4] The criterion is a controversial topic, with opponents claiming that it is unethical and potentially harmful.

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

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    Voluntary admissions may be the first alternative to involuntary commitment that comes to mind. But Heyrman said even with voluntary mental health admissions, a patient can be kept beyond their will.