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What is the Baker Act?

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In Florida the Baker Act is a means of providing individuals with emergency mental health medical services, and potentially temporary detention for the purpose of having that person evaluated, and to assist them in overcoming a mental health crisis. Sometimes a person who is subject to the Baker Act law can be held either voluntarily, or involuntarily.

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