NC House Passes Bill Seeking Changes to Involuntary Commitment Process

Mental health reform package overwhelmingly passes House

(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s involuntary commitment system is part of a mental health reform package chamber leaders say will enhance public safety.

NC House passes involuntary commitment reform bill

The North Carolina House passed legislation Wednesday aimed at tightening the state’s involuntary commitment process and addressing public safety concerns tied to untreated severe mental illness. House Bill 1104, “Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety,” now moves to the Senate.  “Recent tragedies like the preventable murder of Iryna Zarutska have exposed serious failures in our mental health and public safety systems that put all North C…

Involuntary commitment bill targeting mental health, crime passes NC House

A bill that's part of the state legislature's efforts to ramp up the number of criminal suspects involuntarily committed to mental hospitals passed, despite criticism that it proposes few immediate solutions.

NC House passes bill seeking changes to involuntary commitment process

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — State lawmakers are looking to overhaul North Carolina’s involuntary commitment system, saying it’s turned into a revolving door of people with mental illne…

NC House Acts To Improve Broken Mental Health System, Strengthen Public Safety

Raleigh, N.C. — On Wednesday, the North Carolina House approved House Bill 1104, a sweeping mental health reform package aimed at improving the state’s involuntary commitment (IVC) system and enhancing public safety. The legislation stems from recommendations made by the House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety, established by Speaker Destin Hall in response to rising […]