Abstract
This study assesses the alleged need for guardians in Florida. A survey of the state's 74 public receiving facilities, community mental health centers, and clinics; 30 private receiving facilities; 11 Aging and Adult district offices; Developmental Services institutional and residential placements; and six state mental hospitals revealed that 11,147 persons in Florida reportedly need a legal guardian. The limitations, implications, and possible policy responses to this alleged need are discussed.
Footnotes
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The authors gratefully acknowledge funding assistance from the Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator, Elaine New, public guardianship program director. The authors also appreciate both the review and helpful, if not always assenting, comments on an earlier draft by the members of the Florida Public Guardianship Advisory Board, as well as the cooperation of the many interviewees.
- Copyright © 1986, The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
