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Originally Posted by Hellion
I worry about lack of resources, like if someone is ordered to receive treatment what if they can't get to therapy appointments or they can't afford their court ordered prescription or something happens and they can't get it...I hope those difficulties are acknowledged and someone doesn't end up in jail because they couldn't get a ride to go get their prescription for instance.
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If I remember correctly, the law in New York, called Kendra's law, was originally prompted by an attack by someone with a mental illness on Kendra -- and some people used it to promote involuntary treatment even though the attacker was not one of those people who had resisted treatment, but instead had sought it and could not find treatment resources.