Webinar:A Guide to Navigate Involuntary Holds for Transitional Age Youth

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Whether you are a youth with a mental health disability or the family member of a young person with a disability, navigating and understanding involuntary psychiatric holds can be a confusing and a stressful experience. Knowing the facts about involuntary holds can help you and your loved one to be prepared in case a mental health crisis happens.  Join us for a live webinar where we discuss important information and rights related to involuntary holds under the Lanterman-Petris-Short(LPS) Act.

*This training is presented from a peer perspective by people who have lived experience with mental disabilities.*

Live Caption and ASL Interpreter Available

About the webinar:

Are you a youth or a family member of a young person with a mental health disability? For youth  who are placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold the experience can seem scary and confusing. Knowing the rights you have during an involuntary hold can help you advocate for yourself during the process. In this webinar we learn the following:

1. The facts about involuntary treatment
2. Psychiatric holds and timelines
3. Rights of minors during involuntary holds
4. Rights of adults during involuntary holds
5. Patients’ Rights Advocates
6. Discharge
7. Crisis prevention planning

Speakers:

Zofia Trexler is a Peer Self Advocacy Trainer with the Peer Self Advocacy Unit of Disability Rights California. She has lived experience with mental illness and the mental health care system, and specializes in advocating for Transitional Age Youth populations.