It's a familiar situation: a family member or friend is very depressed, maybe even psychotic, but doesn't want to get any treatment. What do you do?
It's easier to explain what you are allowed to do. The specifics in each state vary, but in general if someone has attempted, is threatening to attempt, or you have reason to believe they are going to attempt, suicide, you can involuntarily commit them to a hospital.
"You" in this case means any person who directly observed the dangerous...
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