Should mental health treatment be forced if someone needs care, but refuses it?

21/03/2024 20 min
Should mental health treatment be forced if someone needs care, but refuses it?

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Episode Synopsis

A new podcast from KUOW and The Seattle Times sets out to explore why so many people with severe mental illnesses — who make up 7% of the state's population — go untreated in Washington. Episode 2 of Lost Patients focuses on "involuntary commitment," a legal mechanism that allows someone to be forced into medical treatment if they are deemed a danger to themselves, a danger to others, or are gravely disabled.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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