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The Baker Act, officially known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, is a law in the U.S. state of Florida that allows certain professionals—such as doctors, mental health practitioners, judges, and law enforcement officers—to detain and involuntarily commit individuals to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours. This action can be ...
1971 – The Florida Mental Health Act of 1971 (Florida Statute 394.451–394.47891 [73] (2009 rev.)), commonly known as the "Baker Act," allows the involuntary institutionalization and examination of an individual in Florida. The Baker Act allows for involuntary examination (what some call emergency or involuntary commitment). It can be ...
1972 Jackson v. Indiana: Due process requires that the nature and duration of commitment bear some reasonable relation to the purpose for which the individual is committed." Reasoning that if commitment is for treatment and betterment of individuals, it must be accompanied by adequate treatment, several lower courts recognized a due process ...
Opinion: Mental health concerns remain problematic and state efforts to address them would benefit by making them a higher policy priority. Florida lawmakers can do more to provide state with ...
With each legislative session, Florida has improved its approach toward mental health policy and treatment but work remains. Florida's children and teens in mental health crisis | State Rep. David ...
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Community Mental Health Act; Other short titles: Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963: Long title: An Act to provide assistance in combating mental retardation through grants for construction of research centers and grants for facilities for the mentally retarded and assistance in improving mental health through grants for construction of community ...
As of Jan. 1, 2024, new laws go into effect about your driving, law enforcement, registries for people with mental health issues and more. Road safety, mental health registry, child abuse cases ...