We Advocate For You!
You may have heard of the Sacramento County Office of Patients’
Rights (SAC OPR) in some conversation or from a friend.
You might
have used our services to help with a
hospitalization hearing or other issue.
It is also possible that...
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We Advocate For You!
You may have heard of the Sacramento County Office of Patients’
Rights (SAC OPR) in some conversation or from a friend.
You might
have used our services to help with a
hospitalization hearing or other issue.
It is also possible that you’ve never
heard of the SAC OPR.
If that’s the
case, or you are unclear about what
we do and the services we offer, keep
reading and it will become clear.
It is a part of Consumers Self-Help
and is contracted with Sacramento
and Yolo Counties to provide advocacy services to mental health clients.
The advocates perform four primary
services.
1.
They represent patients’
“expressed” wishes at Certification
Review Hearings for patients involuntarily held at psychiatric hospitals.
2.
They investigate complaints/concerns about inpatient and
outpatient mental health treatment.
3.
They monitor psychiatric and residential facilities for state law compliance.
4.
They provide trainings of Patients’ Rights to staff and consumers of m
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