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"IFC was instrumental in the enactment in 2010 of Iowa Code 724.31, which for the first time provided an avenue for an Iowan to regain firearm rights that had been denied by federal law on the ...
Outpatient commitment—also called assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) or community treatment orders (CTO)—refers to a civil court procedure wherein a legal process orders an individual diagnosed with a severe mental disorder to adhere to an outpatient treatment plan designed to prevent further deterioration or recurrence that is harmful to themselves or others.
Commitment proceedings often follow a period of emergency hospitalization, during which an individual with acute psychiatric symptoms is confined for a relatively short duration (e.g. 72 hours) in a treatment facility for evaluation and stabilization by mental health professionals who may then determine whether further civil commitment is ...
The new districts would combine the 32 local regions in Iowa, which includes 13 Mental Health and Disability Service regions that oversee mental health and disability services and 19 Integrated ...
The Iowa House has approved a plan to overhaul the state's mental health and disability service systems, combining them and trimming 32 regions to 7.
Specific jurisdictions' provisions for a temporary detention order for the purpose of mental-health evaluation and possible further voluntary or involuntary commitment: United States: California: 5150 (involuntary psychiatric hold) and Laura's Law (providing for court-ordered outpatient treatment)
Gov. Kim Reynolds' plan to overhaul Iowa's "fractured" mental health and disability service systems is advancing at the Iowa Capitol. The 80-page bill, introduced to the legislature last week ...
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.