The state responded in a few ways after the state Supreme Court found it was unconstitutionally delaying court hearings for the people it held for involuntary mental health hospitalization. One of the most significant changes – quicker access to the.
The state responded in a few ways after the state Supreme Court found it was unconstitutionally delaying court hearings for the people it held for involuntary mental health hospitalization. One of the most significant changes quicker access to the.
The state responded in a few ways after the state Supreme Court found it was unconstitutionally delaying court hearings for the people it held for involuntary mental health hospitalization. One of the most significant changes – quicker access to the court – continues to violate patients’ rights because hearings are done by telephone, not in-person or by video, according to a new federal court filing from the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire.
If the state wants to hold someone against their will for emergency mental health treatment, it has three days after completing a petition to get approval from the circuit court. Too often it was missing that deadline, leaving judges no choice but to.