The law was created in 1991 and revised in 2008. ====England and Wales==== Changes in service provision and amendments to the Mental Health Act in England and Wales have increased the scope for compulsion in the community.
Revisions in 1999 and 2006 provided for outpatient commitment without previous inpatient treatment, but this provision is seldom used. ====Sweden==== In Sweden, the Compulsory Psychiatric Care Act (Swedish: Lag om psykiatrisk tvångsvård) provides for an administrative court to mandate psychiatric treatment to prevent harm to the individual or others.
states and jurisdictions in Canada. ====Canada==== In the mid-1990s, Saskatchewan became the first Canadian province to implement community treatment orders, and Ontario followed in 2000.
Further, this legislation would only apply to restricted patients who have been diverted to the mental health care system from courts. ====Scotland==== Scotland has a different community commitment regime from England and Wales introduced in the 2003 Mental Health Act.
Revisions in 1999 and 2006 provided for outpatient commitment without previous inpatient treatment, but this provision is seldom used. ====Sweden==== In Sweden, the Compulsory Psychiatric Care Act (Swedish: Lag om psykiatrisk tvångsvård) provides for an administrative court to mandate psychiatric treatment to prevent harm to the individual or others.
The Mental Health Act 2007 introduced community treatment orders (CTOs).
The law was created in 1991 and revised in 2008. ====England and Wales==== Changes in service provision and amendments to the Mental Health Act in England and Wales have increased the scope for compulsion in the community.
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