What are some alternatives to involuntary commitment?
• Outpatient treatment; Group therapy; Individual therapy; or Medication • Inpatient treatment – weekends; • Respite bed in a transitional home; • Group homes; • Voluntary hospitalization; • Nursing homes; or • State homes. This list of alternatives is not an exhaustive list. These alternatives vary as to the amount of supervision involved and whether that alternative is appropriate will depend upon the specific facts involved. Each of these alternatives is voluntary and requires the approval of the person sought to be committed. back to top **This information, which is based on Alabama law, is to inform and not to advise. No person should ever apply or interpret any law without the aid of a lawyer who analyzes the facts, because the facts may change the application of the law.
