The Legislature declares that mental health services shall be individualized, empowering, culturally relevant and diverse, flexible, and include natural supports. Mental health services shall also be provided in a way which is normalizing as well as respectful of the rights, responsibilities, and feelings of each consumer. Mental health services shall also focus on enabling individuals to maintain responsibility to the greatest extent possible for setting their own goals, directing their own lives, and acting responsibly as members of their community.
Ala. Code § 22-56-3
Legislative Declarations.
Known as the Alabama Mental Health Consumers’ Rights Act
The act spans §§ 22-56-1 to 22-56-9 (10 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Robert W. Otto v. City of Boca Raton, Florida (2022)
Most recently applied in Robert W. Otto v. City of Boca Raton, Florida (July 2022)
(Acts 1995, No. 95-744, p. 1690, §3.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.