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Desperate Families Get Startlingly Different Results Under 'Joel's Law'
Category: Government & Organizations
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Publish Date: 2017-10-24 13:53:45
Description: Joel’s Law allows families in Washington state to petition a court to involuntarily commit a mentally ill loved one. In Pierce County, home to Tacoma, nearly 100 percent of petitions are granted, but in Seattle’s King County, most are rejected.
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