Description
This data set shows the count of patients committed to the California State Hospitals during fiscal years 2006-2023. The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) population consists of patients that are mandated for treatment by a criminal or civil court. Patients in this data set that are sent to DSH through the criminal court system and have committed or have been accused of committing a crime linked to their mental illness are referred to as "forensic" commitments. Patients in this data set committed to DSH from civil courts because they are a danger to themselves, or others are referred to as "civil" commitments.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of State Hospitals Forensic vs. Civil Commitment Population (Excel Charts) | XLS | This chart shows the commitment type of patients committed to the California State Hospitals during fiscal years 2006-2022. The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) population consists of patients that are mandated for treatment by a criminal or civil court. Patients in this chart that are sent to DSH through the criminal court system and have committed or have been accused of committing a crime linked to their mental illness are referred to as "forensic" commitments. Patients in this chart committed to DSH from civil courts because they are a danger to themselves or others are referred to as "civil" commitments. | Open resource |
| Department of State Hospitals Forensic vs. Civil Commitment Population (Excel Charts) | XLS | This chart shows the commitment type of patients committed to the California State Hospitals during fiscal years 2006-2023. The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) population consists of patients that are mandated for treatment by a criminal or civil court. Patients in this chart that are sent to DSH through the criminal court system and have committed or have been accused of committing a crime linked to their mental illness are referred to as "forensic" commitments. Patients in this chart committed to DSH from civil courts because they are a danger to themselves, or others are referred to as "civil" commitments. | Open resource |
| All resource data | ZIP | department-of-state-hospitals-forensic-vs-civil-commitment-population-6vzw7x5a.zip | Open resource |
| All resource data | ZIP | department-of-state-hospitals-forensic-vs-civil-commitment-population-lqeu6x.zip | Open resource |
| data-dictionary-forensic-vs | This data set shows the count of patients committed to the California State Hospitals during fiscal years 2006-2023. The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) population consists of patients that are mandated for treatment by a criminal or civil court. Patients in this data set that are sent to DSH through the criminal court system and have committed or have been accused of committing a crime linked to their mental illness are referred to as "forensic" commitments. Patients in this data set committed to DSH from civil courts because they are a danger to themselves, or others are referred to as "civil" commitments. | Open resource | |
| Department of State Hospitals Forensic vs. Civil Commitment Population (CSV) | CSV | This data set shows the count of patients committed to the California State Hospitals during fiscal years 2006-2022. The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) population consists of patients that are mandated for treatment by a criminal or civil court. Patients in this data set that are sent to DSH through the criminal court system and have committed or have been accused of committing a crime linked to their mental illness are referred to as "forensic" commitments. Patients in this data set committed to DSH from civil courts because they are a danger to themselves or others are referred to as "civil" commitments. | Open resource |
| Department of State Hospitals Forensic vs. Civil Commitment Population (CSV) | CSV | This data set shows the count of patients committed to the California State Hospitals during fiscal years 2006-2023. The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) population consists of patients that are mandated for treatment by a criminal or civil court. Patients in this data set that are sent to DSH through the criminal court system and have committed or have been accused of committing a crime linked to their mental illness are referred to as "forensic" commitments. Patients in this data set committed to DSH from civil courts because they are a danger to themselves, or others are referred to as "civil" commitments. | Open resource |