Outpatient commitment—also called assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) or community treatment orders (CTO)—refers to a civil court procedure wherein a...

is sometimes referred to as outpatient commitment and shares legal processes with commitment. Criteria for civil commitment are established by laws which...

is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment also known as assisted outpatient treatment. It grants judges the authority to issue...

form of involuntary commitment, though individuals may be compelled to undergo treatment outside of hospitals via outpatient commitment. The diagnosis of...

The statute can only be used in counties that choose to enact outpatient commitment programs based on the measure. Laura Wilcox was a 19-year-old college...

inpatient placement in Florida), and involuntary outpatient commitment (the equivalent of involuntary outpatient services in Florida). Words and phrases are...

Voluntary commitment is the act or practice of choosing to admit oneself to a psychiatric hospital, or other mental health facility. Unlike in involuntary...

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activity is promoting the passage and implementation of outpatient commitment laws and civil commitment laws and standards in individual states that allow...

treatment of individuals living in the community, known as outpatient commitment or assisted outpatient treatment or community treatment orders. Community mental...