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involuntary commitment orders
Coverage of involuntary commitment orders in the Nexus archive.
- Lawmakers push to allow mental health treatment for criminal suspects in non-psychiatric facilities
North Carolina lawmakers want to allow criminal suspects under involuntary commitment orders to receive mental health treatment outside psychiatric facilities. Hospital leaders oppose evaluations in emergency departments, while sheriffs argue hospitals are more appropriate. The bill has passed the House and is now under consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee.