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Audit of forced care in California fuels discussion of flaws in law
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32468
Subject(s) - audit , criticism , state (computer science) , mental illness , mental health , law , business , political science , medicine , accounting , psychiatry , algorithm , computer science
An audit examining implementation of California's law governing the provision of involuntary mental health treatment has found several flaws in the system of care for persons with serious mental illness. However, the audit itself is coming under some criticism as well, for not taking a deep enough dive into contributing issues such as inadequate state funding and outdated standards to determine the need for involuntary treatment.