Health experts have found that involuntary treatment can prevent mental health recovery, not promote it, and evidence from other states has shown that involuntary mental health treatment is disproportionately used against minorities. The ACLU-CT opposes this proposal because it would severely curtail the privacy rights and liberty interests of people with serious mental health conditions.
S.B. 967, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Regarding Emergency Medication
Status
Pending
Session
2019
Bill number
S.B. 967
Position
Oppose