you might want to do a lil research yourself RH--on that lil point "Involuntary commitment is governed by state law and procedures vary from state to state". I have a friend here at work that said his family has tried to get a sister help for years beacuse of her state of mind and to try and get them commited is a Bureaucratic Cluster FCCk in the state of wa...he said it is easier if they commit a crime.