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Transportation to hospitals by law enforcement—which is often the default transportation option in mental health emergencies in many states, even if police do not initiate the petition—can feel punitive and criminalizing, said, a Duke University psychiatry and behavioral science professor who studies involuntary outpatient commitment.
Involuntary hospitalization is becoming increasingly common throughout the nation. Between 2011 and 2018, instances of involuntary detention increased by 13 percent while the average population only increased by 4 percent, according to aof psychiatric detentions in 22 states by social work researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.
“In the last 20 years, we’ve lost so many psychiatric beds, both state and private beds, that it’s very hard to get a bed,” psychiatry professor Swartz said. “So involuntary commitment has started to function as the way to get care.” There are a “substantial number of people” whose experiences of involuntary treatment discourage further use of the mental health system altogether, he added.
Over 40 percent of the department’s reported mental health crisis intervention incidents since 2017 involve Black residents, department data show, despite theOne factor contributing to this disparity, Swartz said, is that people of color nationwide are“If you’re uninsured, it’s hard to get services on a voluntary basis, because you don’t have any insurance coverage,” he said. “And the places that can provide free care are increasingly constrained.
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