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Compulsory care

Compulsory care is decided by a judge. Here you can see what those rulings are about, for people going through this and those close to them.

  • 3,963 rulings since 2021 on this subject

Questions that come up here

  • When does a judge grant a care authorisation?
  • What do judges mean by serious harm?
  • What does a judge test in a crisis measure?
  • How does a judge weigh the wishes of the person concerned?
  • When does the Care and Coercion Act apply rather than the Compulsory Mental Healthcare Act?

What the rulings are about

Care authorisation3,016
Serious harm2,210
Crisis measure1,317
Care and Coercion Act760

Rulings since 2021 in which this subject was recognised automatically. A ruling can fall under several subjects. The number says nothing about the outcome of your case.

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