All About the Civil Commitment Process in Virginia

This episode is a bit of a sensitive one, we are talking all about the civil commitment process in Virginia. We are discussing Temporary Detention Order (TDO) and Emergency Custody Orders (ECO). These processes can be confusing to understand so we sit down with Ren, an advocate here, to explain the process and how you or others can advocate throughout the process.  Episode Resources: http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/developmental-services/Crisis-services This is a list of crisis services across the state of Virginia. They are broken down by region.  Every area in Virginia has a Community Services Board that can connect folks with services in their area : http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/community-services-boards-csbs  Full transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-All-About-the-Civil-Commitment-Process-in-Virginia.htm Please follow along with us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and for more information and resources head on over to www.dlcv.org As always, full transcription of episodes are available at www.dlcv.org

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