Mental Health Matters

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Mental Health Law Section

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2020 Articles

Appellate Update By Pat Graham June 2020 Summaries of recent appellate cases of interest to mental health law practitioners.
Appellate Update By Andreas Liewald February 2020 Summaries of recent appellate decisions of interest to mental health law practitioners.
CARES Act Includes Substantial Revisions to the Federal Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records (42 C.F.R. Part 2) By Gerald (Jud) E. DeLoss, J.D. October 2020 Among the numerous provisions in the CARES Act to address COVID-19 are significant revisions to the federal regulations governing the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records.
Case Summary: In re H.P., 2019 IL App (5th) 150302 (Opinion Filed July 1, 2019) By Barbara Goeben February 2020 A summary of In re H.P., in which the court reversed an involuntary medication order.
Case Summary: In re L.K., 2019 IL App (1st) 163156 (Opinion Filed November 27, 2019) By Ann Krasuski February 2020 A summary of In re L.K., in which the state failed to bring evidence of the sole allegation in its petition.
Chief Justice Anne M. Burke Convenes Illinois Mental Health Task Force Virtual Summit October 2020 Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke's opening remarks from the Illinois Mental Health Task Force Virtual Summit.
Civil Mental Health Hearings in the Age of COVID-19: Some Suggestions for Improvement By Veronique Baker May 2020 During the COVID-19 shut down, most civil court matters have been continued—with the exception of domestic violence cases, bond hearings, juvenile matters, and civil mental health hearings.
Editor’s Note By Sandra Blake October 2020 A note from the editor, Sandra Blake.
Editor’s Note By Sandy Blake June 2020 An introduction to the issue from the editor, Sandy Blake.
Editor’s Note By Sandra Blake May 2020 A note from the editor, Sandra Blake.
Editor’s Note By Sandra Blake February 2020 A note from the editor, Sandra Blake.
Governor Signs Children & Young Adult Mental Health Crisis Act By Amber Kirchhoff February 2020 Last fall, Governor Pritzker signed the Children & Young Adult Mental Health Crisis Act into law, which took aim at many of the deficiencies in mental health services for youth across Illinois.
The Illinois Mental Health Task Force Virtual Summit Session 1—The 21st Century Crisis System: Strategies for Mental Health and Law Enforcement Collaboration to Prevent Justice Involvement By Matthew R. Davison October 2020 On September 29, 2020, the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness and the State Justice Institute hosted the first of five virtual sessions to support the Illinois Supreme Court’s ongoing efforts aimed at coordinating solutions for our community members living with mental illness.
New Laws By Joseph T. Monahan May 2020 Summaries of recent laws that took effect on January 1 that may affect mental health recipients and their agents or guardians.
Obscure New Jersey ‘Treatment’ Facility Has a Higher COVID-19 Death Rate Than Any Prison in the Country By Jordan Michael Smith June 2020 The detainees already completed their criminal sentences—but they are prevented from leaving for years. And with the coronavirus spreading, their lives are at risk.
Recent and Proposed Changes in Illinois Mental Health Laws By Mark Heyrman June 2020 Summaries of the key changes to mental health statutes enacted by the Illinois legislature during the 2019 legislative session and those currently under consideration.
State’s Attorneys Exclusively Authorized to Present Civil Commitment Petitions By Kathleen Watson February 2020 According to an informal opinion, the state’s attorney is exclusively authorized by statute to present petitions for civil commitments proceedings on behalf of the people of Illinois.