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Can a family member involuntarily commit someone?
There are a few reasons why family or friends would commit someone involuntarily. The most significant is that the individual is a danger to his or her own life and situation. The other risk that the person may undergo forced treatment through a commitment to a facility is if the individual is a danger to others.
How do you get your husband committed?
How to Initiate the Process of Committing Someone
- Your family doctor or a psychiatrist.
- Your local hospital.
- A lawyer specializing in mental health law.
- Your local police department.
- Your state protection and advocacy association.
What do you do when your husband is mentally unstable?
Make sure to observe your spouse closely and talk to your doctor if any behaviors seem out of the ordinary.
- Risk Factors for Developing a Mental Illness.
- Understand Your Spouse’s Mental Illness.
- Communicate with Your Spouse.
- Find Support.
- Focus on Your Marriage Outside of Mental Illness.
- Take Care of Yourself.
Can you be committed to a mental hospital against your will?
The answer is that you can be committed to a mental hospital against your will if you meet the criteria set forth by the state in which you live. The exact criteria can vary, but often includes the requirement that you must present a danger, either to yourself or others, before you can be committed.
How easy is it to commit a relative for mental health?
Firstly and historically, it used to be quite easy to have a relative committed for mental health or substance abuse needs, and in retrospect, civil rights advocates argue that it was far too easy to have someone committed against their will and consent, and for an indefinite length of time as well.
Can you commit someone to treatment against their will?
This means that you can commit someone to treatment against their will if you reference the Baker Act, as your loved one is displaying symptoms that may indicate that he or she is mentally ill due to their substance abuse. This can only happen, however, if the loved one is unable to decide if this type of treatment is right for them.
What happened to family commitment to mental health and substance abuse treatment?
In response to many real abuses of individual rights on cases of questionable merit, the state in the second half of the last century moved progressively away from easy familial commitment of people in need of mental health or substance abuse treatment.