Required to inform people that they are being put into a psychological evaluation

Similar to informing someone being arrested (Miranda’s law) that anything they say can be used against them

Every 5 people in a hospital must have a non-mental health field advocate - who tries to get person out of involuntary hold, e.g.

Cannot force people/patients out of their initial clothing

Cannot force catheters

Cannot use restraints on ambulances, chairs, or gurneys

Employers cannot ask for psych history unless it is volunteered

Hospitals, EMS, police, cannot use previous psych history against person - unless it is volunteered and wanted to be by person

Cannot ask if previously been in a psych hospital or previously diagnosed during ER/EMS/police interactions

Cannot force person to state previous or current medications

Cannot Polydrug (over 2 drugs at a time) a person

Cannot suddenly increase dosage over a certain threshold at once

Must present withdrawal pamphlets and information

Patients should be able to be visited at anytime (not a set time - is this a hospital or a prison?)

Should not be forced to attend therapy sessions, activities, etc and/or not let this be used as a punishment for less cafeteria access

Cannot have “levels” of obedient patients

Sexual harassment and abuse training required for all “mental health” facilitators

Patients can use their own written testimony against a professional’s testimony and also that of witnesses or advocates

Therapy and activity session paperwork is included in medical records

Required to present patients with regular information on school, employment opportunities, transportation opportunities, and housing opportunities

Required to allow internet access to patients

Cannot lock up patient’s items into lockers or away from patient unless a weapon or at higher levels of danger

Patients should have access to their cell phones, wallets, and money at all times

Required to work with patients to get impounded cars out of towing yards.

Annual checks with interviews with patients (not staff) on how facilities are run and any complaints

Should be able to deny drugging

Cannot drug victim before a judge’s written order

No isolation rooms

Must be required to let patients out at least twice a day optionally outside.

Disability, not danger criteria

Gravely disabled criteria cannot be used to force patients beyond “danger to self or others”

Psych records can be expunged after 3-5 years (similar to how crimes can be expunged).

Danger to others should be separated from danger to self.

Must be given list of side effects with each drug given.

Patients should be able to be released to themselves (not always to another person), when they can prove economic, scholastic, or career responsibility

No option currently to be released without a “caregiver” of some sort or relative

Not required to open access to relatives without permission from patient.

More protections for students who are labeled or not yet labeled.

Cannot be kicked out of school without proving violence to others may occur otherwise

Cannot be kicked out for danger to self

Cannot be forcibly put into “mental health” treatment unless with reasonable idea of violence to others

Allowed to refuse psychological evaluations and tests.

Do not have to inform school of psych history, drugs, or records.

No restraints in ERs

Cannot state to patients that they must take a drug for their entire lifetime.

Should be able to request non-mental health professional accommodations

Alternatives

non-MH MDs, doctors, health professionals

Cannot force illegal drug addicted patients on to psych drugs

No psych drugs as substitute

Should be able to state allergies to drugs and not take drugs

Should be able to take vitamin alternatives

Should be able to receive mail

Should be able to openly communicate to outside people if given permission by patient to give information to advocates → Patient not required to give name before permission given, can ask patient for permission to all or select people.

(problematic when outside people want to help a person and unable to say anything)

Visitors should be able to go to patient’s rooms and through facility (as in regular hospitals, or is this a prison with a visiting room?)

Suggestions for financial advisors, not conservatorship

Required to report numbers of Americans under conservatorship, on community treatment orders, involuntarily held, and the number of psych wards in America publicly each year.









Should not coerce psychological evaluations for:

Complaints of crimes

Religion or spiritual beliefs (or lack of)

Political views

Non-violent anti-government views

Sexual harassment or abuse victims

Domestic violence victims

Natural disaster victims

Non-violent complaints against officials or businesses

Nudity

Social media content

Anonymous accusations

Coworker disagreements

Anti-technology views

Natural health or anti-vaccine views

Sexuality

Spending money

Complaining about living conditions *such as a renter*

Hoarding

Culture

Forms of facial expressions, dancing, music, art, essays, and physical exercise

Complaints against relatives

Stealing and non-violent crimes or accusations

Etc….

https://danielbrummitt.com/2019/02/12/mentalhealth-policy-change-suggestions-%F0%9F%8F%A5/