Calley signs updated involuntary mental health treatment law #DetroitNews

Associated Press - LANSING — Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley has signed legislation he said provides people facing mental health issues with access to intervention and treatment earlier. The bill enacted Wednesday updates "Kevin's Law," a series of underutilized laws passed in 2004 that authorized courts and community mental health agencies to use assistant outpatient treatment programs instead of hospitalization for people who don't comply with prescribed treatment. The legislation, which takes

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