New Jersey Passes New Mental Health Commitment Law, Includes Outpatient Treatment Statute

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Mental Health & Chemical Dependency Services On June 25, 2009, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill, S735, establishing involuntary commitment to outpatient mental health treatment for persons in need of involuntary commitment to treatment. The bill has been sent to Governor Jon Corzine, who has until August 9 to sign it into law. The legislation was opposed by the NO_IOC coalition led by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey and other mental health. Their opposition centered on the bill’s unclear criteria for involuntary commitment, lack of funding for outpatient services in an . . .