A person in white shirt holding a tablet and writing with a stylus, while a woman in casual clothing sits nearby with her hands clasped.
MORE INFORMATION Yavapai Justice and Mental Health Coalition
MORE INFORMATION Yavapai County Attorney's Office

Connections Center Opens - January 6th, 2025

  • For Court Ordered Treatment

  • For Title 36 clients

  • For clients currently incarcerated

  • For 1st Responders

  • For the Yavapai County Mobile Crisis Response Team

Involuntary mental health evaluation and treatment

Allows potential patients to have a voluntary evaluation and treatment for necessary medical help.

Application for Involuntary Evaluation
Application for Emergency Admission for Evaluation

When and why to get help for someone

A person with their hands clasped resting on a wooden railing overlooking a body of water with a forested area in the background.

If you know someone with a serious mental health disorder who is not willing or is not able to get the help they need.

A clipboard with a sheet reading 'MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES' is surrounded by scattered photographs of people in various poses.

If you know a person who is in immediate danger of harming themselves or others and is unable or unwilling to receive voluntary mental health treatment.

An older man with white hair and a black jacket sitting alone on a wooden bench in a city street, with blurred pedestrians walking by and tall buildings in the background, illuminated by warm sunlight.

If you know someone who is not able to safely care for themselves because of mental illness.

Arizona legal process

Under A.R.S. Title 36, in which the court can order a mental health evaluation and treatment for a person in need.

Involuntary Mental Health Evaluation Process

Definitions A.R.S. 36-501

Flowchart outlining the process for non-emergency involuntary psychiatric commitment, including evaluation, pre-petition screening, petition for court ordered evaluation, evaluation, petition for court ordered treatment, voluntary status, and hearing steps.
Flowchart outlining the emergency involuntary commitment process for psychiatric cases, including steps like application submission, apprehension and transportation, evaluation, court petition, hearing, and potential voluntary status change.