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LEGISLATION Setback for Proposed Outpatient Reform - In a tight vote, the Iowa House of Representatives voted down a measure that would have expanded that state’s use of assisted outpatient treatment as well as established a need-for-treatment-based standard for its use. This is a particular disappointment because the proposed legislation was among the most comprehensive, thoughtful, and innovative we have encountered.

The bill, HF 2366, was virtually single-handedly created and promoted by Ken Kress, M.A., J.D., Ph.D., who is professor of law and director of the Civil Commitment Project at the University of Iowa College of Law. Lessons learned, Professor Kress vows to return to the Capitol next year. He comments, "Let us hope our legislators realize that people with mental illness who need help should be helped, just like everyone else."

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