{"id":183120,"date":"2019-06-12T17:06:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T22:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.helplinecenter.org\/?page_id=183120"},"modified":"2020-08-20T10:06:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T15:06:36","slug":"183120-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/2-1-1-community-resources\/helpsheets\/183120-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Involuntary Commitment (IVC) for Mental Health Issues &#8211; Necessary Details for Filing a Petition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When a loved one or friend is a danger to themselves or someone else, you can dial 911 and request a well being check. You may also have the option to help file a Petition for Involuntary Commitment for Mental Health Issues. Typically, the County Sheriff is a resource to help with starting this process. There are some pieces of information they will want to know:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Name of the person filing the petition:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Name of the individual petition is being filed on:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Specific reason of the danger <\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Summarize the reasons the danger is present (citing detailed information including specific behaviors\/incidents you are aware of and their timeframe).<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">How and when did the person\u2019s situation come to your attention? Is there new information available (from you or someone else)?<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">What is your relationship to the person at risk? (ie. family member, friend, counselor, police officer, witness, or other)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Information about the person of concern:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Address:<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Current location (if different than address):&nbsp;<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Phone number:&nbsp;<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Age\/DOB:<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Marital Status:<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Occupation:<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Veteran Status:<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Name of closest relative or guardian:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Address of relative:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Phone number of relative:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Is the above person classified as having a chronic disability or a medical condition that they have been or are being treated for? If so, please provide that information.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Are there other people that have an interest and more knowledge that would be helpful for evaluation of this petition?&nbsp; Please provide their contact information.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">*Keep in mind:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The person must meet the 3 criteria talked about in the state statutes (SDCL 27A-1-1), (SDCL 27A-1-2) of 1) having a severe mental illness, <strong><u>and<\/u><\/strong> 2) due to severe mental illness, the individual presents a danger to self or others or has a chronic disability, <strong><u>and<\/u><\/strong> 3) the individual needs and is likely to benefit from treatment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">A person not taking their prescribed medication does not automatically make them eligible for an involuntary mental health hold.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chronic Drug and\/or alcohol use is not an involuntary <em>mental health<\/em> hold. There is a different process for that hold. (SDCL 34-20A-70)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you have information about the person&#8217;s previous mental health holds, mental health treatments, mental health medications, mental health providers (dates and names of facilities the person has been treated) is helpful information to provide.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When contacting law enforcement, they will want to know if the person at risk has any weapons or other items in the person\u2019s presence that may increase the danger to themselves and responding officers?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Does this person have special needs that will have to be considered if placed on a hold? Or while waiting for evaluation or placement?&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For more information, call 211 or visit our online database at: <\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"\/es\/211database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.helplinecenter.org\/211database<\/a> <\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Use the following keywords:&nbsp;<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sheriff<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Involuntary Mental Health Hold<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Sources: *This information was adapted from the Petition for Involuntary Mental Health in Minnehaha County, SD.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>: This HelpSheet is developed by the Helpline Center. HelpSheets provide a brief overview of the designated topic. For more information, call 211 or text your zip code to 898211.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Updated: August 2020<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a loved one or friend is a danger to themselves or someone else, you can dial 911 and request a well being check. You may also have the option to help file a Petition for Involuntary Commitment for Mental Health Issues. Typically, the County Sheriff is a resource to help with starting this process. &nbsp;[ <a title=\"click to read more\" href=\"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/2-1-1-community-resources\/helpsheets\/183120-2\/\">more<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":16750,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-183120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183120"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":386329,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183120\/revisions\/386329"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlc.thinkcaliber.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}