mental health
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I work for a public mental health agency. AFAIK, all of our records are kept on site and are only released if there is a court order or the individual signs a release. Insurance companies require certain information for reimbursement, as does the gov't, but what they get is not very detailed. I honestly don't know what they do with it at that point. It is supposed to be private.
This may vary from state to state, but there is no central database of mentally ill people in my state. As has been previously mentioned, there would be a record of someone that was involuntarily comitted annd someone that was found NGRI.
One of the biggest problems is that most states are so vague in their definition of mental illness. Mental illness includes plenty of things besides hearing voices and certainly includes depression. There should not be a blanket rule that precludes all people that are (or were) mentally ill from owning or carrying firearms.
If you want to avoid the chance that your seeking treatment will end up on some kind of database, you have some choices. One is to go to a minister, though most will refer you out if you need to be seend over a long period of time or frequently. Another is to pay in cash. This can get expensive, depending on where you live or if you need medication, but it is certainly an option.
This may vary from state to state, but there is no central database of mentally ill people in my state. As has been previously mentioned, there would be a record of someone that was involuntarily comitted annd someone that was found NGRI.
One of the biggest problems is that most states are so vague in their definition of mental illness. Mental illness includes plenty of things besides hearing voices and certainly includes depression. There should not be a blanket rule that precludes all people that are (or were) mentally ill from owning or carrying firearms.
If you want to avoid the chance that your seeking treatment will end up on some kind of database, you have some choices. One is to go to a minister, though most will refer you out if you need to be seend over a long period of time or frequently. Another is to pay in cash. This can get expensive, depending on where you live or if you need medication, but it is certainly an option.
"From reading the text it would appear that even an emergency involuntary committment where a judge issues an ex parte for a 72 hour hold for evaluation doesn't count either"
In Virginia it's a "temporary detention order", not an emergency involuntary commitment. After the (and this is the maximum allowed) 72-hour evaluation period there is a hearing that can result in an involuntary commitment, a voluntary commitment/admission (they like this one because it cuts down on the paperwork), or release to go home if the person is determined to not be a threat to himself or others.
John
In Virginia it's a "temporary detention order", not an emergency involuntary commitment. After the (and this is the maximum allowed) 72-hour evaluation period there is a hearing that can result in an involuntary commitment, a voluntary commitment/admission (they like this one because it cuts down on the paperwork), or release to go home if the person is determined to not be a threat to himself or others.
John
I'm not familiar, in detail, with military mental health regs. My initial guess would be that he was sent for an evaluation - just like what happens on the civilian side of the fence. Does the active duty military even provide long term mental health treatment for severe chronic problems or do they proceed straight to discharge?
John
John