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

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

FromSoundside


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

FromSoundside

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Mar 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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.
Released:
Mar 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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