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Tag Archives: Involuntary Commitment
Haley’s Story-6 Year Old Handcuffed-Goes Beyond Emotion
A 6 year-old girl, was handcuffed and sent to a psychiatric facility, from school, without her parents’ consent. A Florida Sheriff’s deputy handcuffed the 40-pound girl to “get her under control”. Haley was crying and saying that the handcuffs hurt. … Continue reading
Psychiatric Services asks: Florida’s Outpatient Commitment Law – A Lesson in Failed Reform?
The Florida State Senate reported, “in 1971, the Florida Legislature passed into law the ‘Florida Mental Health Act,’ also known as the ‘Baker Act’ (chapter 394 [part I], F.S.). This Act brought about a dramatic and comprehensive revision of Florida’s mental … Continue reading
Involuntary commitment
Involuntary commitment still exists; as does pre-frontal lobotomies (though almost universally shunned as inappropriate). Per statehealthfacts.org, in 2007, 33.3% of the U.S. reported having poor mental health one to thirty days out of the last 30 days. In the State … Continue reading
A mom becomes a hero!
Involuntary commitment is a subject that most families think will never enter their lives. Mental health screening questions are intrusive and have no evidence of helping children. Unfortunately, all too many families in Florida, find themselves in the tough position of not … Continue reading