Sentence examples for involuntary commitments from inspiring English sources

Mallory Millett, having talked to Keir, tried to get her committed but was unsuccessful due to New York's laws concerning involuntary commitments.

He wants to legalise drugs, ban involuntary commitments to mental institutions, and replace state schools with online education.

Mr. Obama said many state records on disqualifying involuntary commitments or criminal records are not being submitted to the federal background check system.

But because Virginia reported only involuntary commitments to mental health facilities, Mr. Cho's information was not reported to the state police and federal authorities.

One thing that could be usefully addressed is that many state records on disqualifying involuntary commitments and adjudicated mental instability are not being submitted to the federal background check system.

One such advocate for the mentally ill is Michael Faenza, president of the National Mental Health Association, who said that despite The Times's finding that a number of the killers in the cases it reviewed had been able to buy guns despite having been involuntarily hospitalized, he was opposed to any law that would provide records on involuntary commitments for gun background checks.

This is de facto involuntary commitment.

But involuntary commitment for addiction treatment, while certainly not new, has received considerably less judicial attention.

When officers arrived, Sheehan refused to cooperate with their involuntary commitment order and threatened them too.

Dr. Goldstein was placed in custody under a state law that allows involuntary commitment for psychiatric evaluation.

Involuntary commitment of homeless alcoholics has been used elsewhere in the country.