P. ex rel. State Dept. of State Hospitals v. S.F.
S.F. was committed to Atascadero State Hospital in June 2020 as an offender with a mental health disorder (OMHD). (See Pen. Code, § 2962 et seq.) In January 2021, the Department of State Hospitals petitioned the trial court to order S.F. to undergo involuntary treatment with antipsychotic medications pursuant to In re Qawi (2004) 32 Cal.4th 1 (Qawi) and Welfare and Institutions Code section 5300 et seq. The court granted the petition, and ordered that S.F. be involuntarily medicated for up to one year.
In January 2022, the Department petitioned the trial court to renew the order compelling S.F.’s involuntary medication. The petition alleged that S.F. has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and suffers from auditory hallucinations, persecutory delusions, and disorganized behavior and thought processes, among other allegations.
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