Скачать или смотреть Interview with Maxine Baker's friend (Founder of the Baker Act)

Prior to the current Florida law on Involuntary Commitment, there was a 97 year old law in place that had little oversight and no limit to how long a person could be incarcerated into a mental health facility against their will. In 1971, Maxine Baker attempted to create reform, with more oversight written into the law and a time-period for how long a person could be kept. At that time, she was clear in her intention to stop the needless commitment of people who did not meet the criteria.

Yet, 43 years later, a family friend speaks out about how Ms. Baker would feel about the current misinterpretation of the law.

Children, adults and the elderly are needlessly committed every-single-day.

Per the Lakeland Ledger, "The number of residents taken to mental health centers under the Baker Act has been rising in recent years. Some 150,466 Floridians, an average of 412.2 per day, were Baker Acted in 2011, ... That's a 50.8 percent increase from 2002, when the average was 273.3 a day."

There were 157,352 Baker Acts in 2012, the number of Baker Acts increased 28.50% from 2007 to 2012.




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