Mental Health A-Z
Incarceration
Putting a person in jail; or imprisonment.
Involuntary treatment
Refers to a person being treated for their illness without their consent, either in hospital or in the community. This may occur when a person is assessed as being in need of urgent mental health treatment due to the severity of their illness, a risk of harm to themselves or another person, or where they are assessed as being unable to make decisions regarding their own care.