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Originally Posted by VITE1
And when these poor sick people wake up feeling better they sign themselves out. That's the kaw.
Change the laws then they will reopen the hospital's.
Now if you are over the age of 18 you can sign yourself out unless the courts say you can't. And the current laws make that nearly impossible.
I worked as a volunteer in two institutions in NY when I was in college. They are both closed up now due to the laws.
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Ya, I know, but Eryn has seen many cases where the doctors have got court orders to keep mental patients. The judges are very wary of doing this though, unless they deem the patient a threat to the public.
I'm not saying that she'll be superwoman with regards to this.
Time will tell where she takes her education.