Summary
A fledgling Utah law designed to make it easier for family members to force a loved one with a mental illness into treatment has had a significant impact on the state's largest contract mental health provider, boosting involuntary commitments by 48 percent.
Since the Susan Gall Involuntary Commitment Act was passed in 2003, Valley Mental Health has experienced 366 involuntary commitments, compared with 247 in the same time period a year before.See the full content of this document
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Involuntary Commitments Rise
The numbers were compiled for a report to the Legislature's Health and Human Services Interim Committee, which asked for a revi...
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