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UK: Mental Health Act 1983, so yes forcing outpatient treatment (under the threat of getting locked up) is possible https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-car
by spwa4 1y ago
UK: Mental Health Act 1983, so yes forcing outpatient treatment (under the threat of getting locked up) is possible
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights/mental-health-and-the-law/mental-health-act/ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights...
Easy to find stories people being threatened with these laws into accepting treatment:
https://www.mentalhealthforum.net/forum/threads/threatened-with-being-sectioned.163336/ https://www.mentalhealthforum.net/forum/threads/threatened-w...
If you're wondering why human rights treaty organizations are so involved with these laws, and with the similar laws concerning children, look up how the holocaust started. But ... you don't really want to know the connection there.