Health Promotion and the Involuntary Emergency Commitment Process
STATE: __________Florida___________
Health promotion is important in helping patients stay in the community and participate in their care. However, there are times when stress and other factors become too overwhelming for the patient and a higher level of care is required to promote safety and wellness for the patient. This is where the involuntary emergency commitment process may be helpful.
It is important to understand the IEA process in your state. When you are in a crisis situation, you may have to respond quickly to the patient’s need for safety and you will not have time to look up the process. The purpose of this assignment is for you to investigate the process, understand how to initiate the process, and understand the consequences of involuntary commitment in your state.
Please respond to the items below.
1. What are the key components to promoting good mental health in individuals, families, and communities?
2. What types of situations would necessitate the initiation of the involuntary emergency admission process?
3. How does the process begin? Who can initiate the process? What happens to the patient once the process is initiated?
4. After the “hold”, who completes the evaluation for the commitment? How long can the patient be held before the patient must be released or committed?
5. Identify a culture other than your own and discuss the implications of receiving a mental health diagnosis as well as being admitted to a psychiatric facility based on their cultural view of mental health/mental illness.
6. What are the resources for follow-up after the patient has been released? Give an example of how you would implement a health promotion plan for the patient who returns to the community. How can the TeamSTEPPS model help maintain health in the community?
7. What are your thoughts on the IEA process in your state? Do you think it is reasonable, necessary, and accessible?
