Florida's involuntary commitment criteria are probably the loosest in the US[1]: CRITERIA.—A person may be taken to a receiving facility for involuntary

Florida's involuntary commitment criteria are probably the loosest in the US[1]: CRITERIA.—A person may be taken to a receiving facility for involuntary examination if there is reason to believe that the person has a mental illness and because of his or her mental illness: (a) 1. The person has refused voluntary examination after conscientious explanation and disclosure of the purpose of the examination; or 2. The person is unable to determine for himself or herself whether examination is necessary; and (b) 1. Without care or treatment, the person is likely to suffer from neglect or refuse to care for himself or herself; such neglect or refusal poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to his or her well-being; and it is not apparent that such harm may be avoided through the help of willing family members or friends or the provision of other services; or 2. There is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will cause serious bodily harm to himself or herself or others in the near future, as evidenced by recent behavior. Note that this is only supposed to result in a 72-hour evaluation. It has also been fraught with allegations of abuse by family members, schools, and courts who don't want to properly deal with complex psychological and behavioral issues in more appropriate ways. [1] Full Baker Act is here: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0394/0394.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Displ... The criteria are specifically from 394.463 (1).