Adult Mental Health Resources
- The Rights of Persons in Maryland’s Psychiatric Facilities handbook describes your rights while a hospital patient, including your rights regarding admission to the hospital, treatment, communications, freedoms, discharge, and more. (This resource in also available in Spanish and Russian.)
- Please note that there is an error on page 16 of this handbook. (“You shall be free from locked door seclusion or restraint, except when it is necessary to prevent injury to yourself or others,
or if you are disrupting the therapeutic environment.”) You have the right to be free from seclusion and restraint. The only exception is if your behavior creates a serious and imminent danger to the physical safety of yourself or others. It is unlawful for staff to use restraints or seclusion for any other reason. Staff may not restraint or seclude you for being disruptive.
- Please note that there is an error on page 16 of this handbook. (“You shall be free from locked door seclusion or restraint, except when it is necessary to prevent injury to yourself or others,
- Know Your Rights in Maryland Psychiatric Hospitals Quick Guide
- Disability Right Maryland poster (English and Spanish) for hospitals and facilities
- Know Your Rights: Inappropriate Sexual Behavior Quick Guide
