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NAMI CA 2020 LPS White Paper

Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness California

Resource Type: Documents and Publications

Focus Population: Family Members, Peers, People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Topics: AOT / Laura's Law, Behavioral Health Organizational Guidance Docs, Crisis Response System, Family, Homelessness, Housing Support, MHSA, Program Funding, Mental Health Treatment, Mobile Crisis Unit, Peer Support, Post-discharge, Community Reentry, Psychiatric or Mental Health Stabilization

This report provides education and background on LPS, with a basic overview on the California law governing the involuntary civil commitment of individuals who — due to mental illness — pose a danger to themselves or others, or who are gravely disabled and require inpatient psychiatric care. Included are recommendations for needed reform of the current law and practice.