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blog.opencounseling.com/involuntary-...
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have laws in place that allow police or private citizens to get people in need of emergency mental health care placed in a treatment facility, held, and treated until they are no longer dangerous.
While most people with mental health conditions are not violent or dangerous, some mentally ill individuals can present a risk of harm to themselves or others when they go untreated. Fortunately, ther...
