Developments in Mental Health Law

Volume 39, Issue 1, Fall 2020

This issue of DMHL presents (a) an article about supported decision-making; (b) an overview of behavioral health-related legislation in the 2020 general and special sessions of the Virginia General Assembly; and (c) outlines of significant recent cases in various federal and state courts.

Child and Adolescent Civil Commitment Proceedings in Virginia: Annual Statistical Report FY19

University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy

KMF Gwinn & S Leser
August 2020

Adult Civil Commitment Proceedings in Virginia: Regional Variations FY 2019

University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy
H Zelle and KMF Gwinn
June 2020

Adult Civil Commitment Proceedings in Virginia: Annual Statistical Report FY19

University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy
H Zelle and KMF Gwinn
June 2020

Annual Statistical Report: Civil Commitment of Minors in Virginia (FY 2010 – FY 2017)

University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy
KMF Gwinn, AA Allen
June, 2018

A follow-up study of Virginia’s practice of conducting emergency evaluations for individuals subject to involuntary civil admission-HB 2368 (2015)

November 1, 2017

A REPORT OF THE
HB2368 Workgroup
CONVENED BY THE
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

A follow-up study of Virginia’s practice of conducting emergency evaluations for individuals subject to involuntary civil admission