Abstract
Did the General Assembly pass sweeping mental health law reforms? Do the new laws make it easier to hospitalize individuals against their will, and if so, is that a desirable end? While new legislation rewords our civil commitment statute, do the new words really improve Virginia's mental health care system? In all likelihood, the most significant effect of the new legislation will be making our mental health laws more vulnerable to constitutional challenge, while simultaneously making it more difficult for Virginians to get necessary mental health treatment voluntarily.
Recommended Citation
Colleen Miller,
Promised Reforms Fall Short of the Mark,
11
Rich. J. L. & Pub. Int.
130
(2008).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/pilr/vol11/iss4/6