Most States Receive Poor Grades For Mental Illness Treatment Laws

The majority of U.S. states are in need of significant improvements to their mental illness treatment laws to protect and provide for individuals in psychiatric crisis, according to a new study by the Treatment Advocacy Center. Most states grossly underuse the laws they have. Each state was graded on the quality of the civil commitment laws that determine who receives court-ordered treatment for mental illness, under what conditions and for how long. States also received grades on their use of treatment laws based on a survey of mental health officials. Key findings show that no state earned a . . .