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Daily Discussion Thread: Tue 12 Dec 2023 (aussie.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by bot001@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] 00Steve@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, involuntary mental health care admittance is almost impossible, i have found this out personally, even if the person is at risk of hurting themselves or others.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Yep. In one way it's a very good thing to prevent human rights abuse, but in situations like this where the person is a danger they need treatment.