Mental Writ Within
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How to fill out Mississippi Writ To Take Custody?
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Temporary Commitment (Indiana Code sec. 12-26-6) A person can be temporarily committed to an appropriate facility or outpatient treatment program for up to 90 days if he/she is found by a court to be: ? Mentally ill, and ? Either dangerous or gravely disabled.
If a person is being held and treated in a licensed medical facility, and that person decides to continue treatment by voluntarily signing consent for admission and treatment, the seventy-two-hour hold may be discontinued without filing an affidavit for commitment.
The process begins in the Chancery Clerk's office of the county where the person who is thought to be in need of psychiatric treatment lives. Any citizen of Mississippi can initiate the process by submitting a sworn statement requesting psychiatric treatment for that person.
A court order can authorize a facility to administer involuntary treatment for up to 90 days. If the facility believes that the recipient needs treatment longer than 90 days, it has to file a new court petition.
Contact your doctor or the mental health crisis team in your area (CATT) for help with this. It is also possible to apply for someone else to be assessed (for example a friend or family member).
