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    Conservatorship is a form of treatment only used for people who have a mental health disorder so severe that it prevents them from providing for their own basic needs. These people may also pose a ...

  3. Lanterman–Petris–Short Act - Wikipedia

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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.

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    These mental health conservatorships are reserved for people with serious mental illnesses and are different from the high-profile Britney Spears probate conservatorship, which typically is for ...

  5. Laura's Law - Wikipedia

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    Laura Wilcox was a 19-year-old college sophomore who had been valedictorian of her high school before going on to study at Haverford College. [1] While working at Nevada County's public mental health clinic during her winter break from college, on January 10, 2001, she and two other people were shot to death by Scott Harlan Thorpe, a 40-year-old man who resisted his family's and a social ...

  6. O'Connor v. Donaldson - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Amanda Bynes Wants to 'Live Free' Without 'Constraint' Amid ...

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    Amanda Bynes. MediaPunch/Shutterstock UPDATE 2/25 05:22 p.m. ET According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Amanda Bynes’ psychiatrist noted that his patient has “no apparent ...

  8. List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental health

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    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 ...

  9. Metropolitan State Hospital (California) - Wikipedia

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    Metropolitan State Hospital is an American public hospital specializing in psychiatric care for those with mental health concerns, located at 11400 Norwalk Blvd in the city of Norwalk in Los Angeles County, California. As of August 2016 it had 780 patients. [1]