[allybama]

surrounding forcible admission into in-patient type residential facilities for adults in Canada?

Can it be done? Could someone's husband, for instance, have them admitted against their will into a residential treatment facility?

[twinzplus3]

Well, I'm not from Canada but it can be done here if that other person were to prove that one was a danger to one's children. It would more likely be court ordered (i.e. if you want to see your kids again, you'll admit yourself to this treatment center). I don't know if that can be done in Canada but that's what it might look like here.

[mcmama]

In the USA it is called "involuntary committment" and has to be court ordered. Generally this is if the person is a danger to themselves or others. I believe the term of committment is usually pretty limited, unless more hospitalization is recommended on observation in the facility.

I'm hoping some of our Canadian members pick up on this one.

[siageah]

This looks like something that varies slightly from province to province:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_...Act_of_Ontario

But you'll want to look at the above link and the other links to that maybe do some searching.

From just the brief read I did it looks to be very similar to the various laws in the US in which an initial 72 hour hold is fairly easy to get, but past that it gets fairly difficult. But you'll want to look up the mental health laws in your province to be sure. There are usually mental health advocacy groups as well that can help explain the law to you.

Locations of the Canada Mental Health Association:

http://www.cmha.ca/bins/loc_page.asp?cid=58-85&lang=1

[QueenAngie]

Siageah, thank you for looking up information about Canada.

I can only share about the USA, which is a totally different.

Wishing your friend all the best for health issues.

[allybama]

Thanks for looking that up guys...I don't mean a psychiatric care though. Let's say like an eating disorder treatment centre. Rumour has it that you can be admitted forcibly and it's based on your BMI...I've tried googling this but come up with nothing...

[siageah]

I would still contact the CMHA in your area and ask them the exact legalities. Eating disorders are considered a mental health issue and should be covered by the laws protecting patients with mental health problems. Your BMI would come into play when they would attempt to determine if you are an imminent danger to yourself. If your BMI was precipitously low it would probably allow them to sign an additional 30-60 day order without too much difficulty, but other factors would naturally come into play.

Call the CMHA in your area. You really need to know your exact rights. You don't want to be vunerable and not know the correct information to protect yourself.

http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page...id=3-98&lang=1

[allybama]

Hmm the nearest branch to me is 14 hours drive. Road trip? .

I wonder if I can get some kind of advocate on my side or something...might have to look into that.

Orrrrrrrr...just keep distracting Alex whenever he brings it up. Amazing what a little striptease will do to a man's short term memory. .