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Define "Mental Health Law" - ANSWER-The body of laws and regulations governing issues related to mental health and the provision of mental health services in a particular jurisdiction. 3 Sources of Mental Health Law in Colorado - ANSWER-1. Constitutions (the United States and Colorado) 2. Statutes (state and federal) 3. Case law Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-105 - ANSWER-allows invocation of emergency procedures to place a person in custody when any person appears to be mentally ill and, as a result of such mental illness, appears to be an imminent danger to other or to himself or herself How long can a person be held under a § 27-65-105 hold? - ANSWER-72 hours (3 days) Define "gravely disabled" - ANSWER-a condition in which a person, as result of a mental health disorder, is incapable of making informed decisions about or providing for his or her essential needs without significant supervision and assistance from other people. As a result of being incapable of making these informed decisions, a person who is gravely disabled is a risk of substantial bodily harm, dangerous worsening of any concomitant serious physical illness, significant psychiatric deterioration, or mismanagement of his or her essential needs that could result in substantial bodily harm. A person of any age may be "gravely disabled", but such term does not include a person whose decision-making capabilities are limited solely by his or her developmental disability. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-116(1)(a) - ANSWER-Clients in a treatment facility are entitled to receive treatment suited to meet their individual needs, delivered in such a way as to keep them in the least restrictive environment.