Former mental health worker Aimee Kotek Wilson speaks in favor of Civil Commitment in Oregon
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It’s an issue mental health advocates are debating with vigor this legislative session, as some advocates push to lower the bar for civil commitment, the process by which a judge can allow for someone to be involuntarily committed to a mental institution when they are a danger to themselves or others.
Dozens of mental health advocates have testified for and against House Bill 2467, which would make it easier to civilly commit someone. The bill was written by the Oregon branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and has received a great deal of political support, including from Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek. Kotek’s behavioral health policy expert testified in favor of the bill along with her wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson.
As a former mental health worker, Kotek Wilson said she has seen firsthand the effects of Oregon’s stringent civil commitment laws.
"I was responsible for assessing clients in critical need of care to determine if they met criteria for civil commitment," she said. "Too many times I came face to face with the reality that, despite good intentions, Oregon’s current laws pose a real threat to the health and safety of patients in urgent need."
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