Forced Treatment

In Virginia, the standard for whether the state can order a mentally ill person to be treated against his will is whether he is an 'imminent danger' to himself or others or is unable to care for himself. The outcome in cases in nine areas in which someone did not want to volunteer for treatment:

SOURCE: Community Service Boards in each area | The Washington Post - November 28, 2007

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