Lack Of National Reporting, Tracking System Makes Policy Analysis & Recommendations For Involuntary Inpatient Civil Commitment Challenging

The variation of rates of national involuntary inpatient civil commitment by state and by source, combined with the lack of a national reporting and tracking system, combine to make policy analysis and recommendations challenging, a recent analysis concluded. The lack of standardized reporting and tracking blocks both needed reforms to protect individual rights and analysis that would support access to appropriate mental health care.

 The rate of involuntary civil commitment for 2010 through 2022 averaged 213.84 per 100,000 population, according to the report, which included data from state mental health authorities (SMHAs) and from state court systems. The . . .