Recent Posts in the Mental Health Law Category

• PA. Supreme Court Rewrites Mental Health Act
  Nov 10, 2021
  By: Scaringi Law Attorney Brian C. Caffrey Affects Firearms Rights In a May 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rewrote the Mental Health Procedures ...
  Posted By Scott A. Johnson
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• Mental Health Procedures Act FAQs
  May 19, 2021
  Of the 10 million people living in Pennsylvania, nearly 335,000 are being treated for a severe mental illness with an estimated 158,000 untreated. ...
  Posted By Scaringi Law
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• Scaringi Law Victory at Pa Superior Court - Restores Client's 2nd Amendment Rights!
  Aug 15, 2019
  By Marc A. Scaringi Scaringi Law handles many different types of 2 nd Amendment cases. In one area of our practice, we help individuals, who have been ...
  Posted By Marc A. Scaringi, Esq.
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• Amendments to Mental Health Act Take Effect In April 2019
  Feb 21, 2019
  Brian C. Caffrey, Esq. Amendments to the Pa. Mental Health Procedures Act, allowing for out-patient involuntary mental health commitments, take effect ...
  Posted By Brian C. Caffrey, Esq.
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• New Court Decision Allows The Expungement Of A Prior 303 Involuntary Commitment
  Jun 19, 2018
  By: Marc A. Scaringi, Esq. A prior commitment under Sections 302, 303, 304 or 305 of the Mental Health Procedures Act results in the individual losing ...
  Posted By Marc A. Scaringi, Esq.
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• Challenging an Involuntary Mental Health Commitment
  Feb 12, 2018
  By Robert Sakovich, Esq. Under the Mental Health Procedures Act, a physician in Pennsylvania can direct involuntary emergency mental health treatment ...
  Posted By Robert M. Sakovich, Esq.
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