What exactly are the requirements on when therapists are supposed to get you Baker Acted?

[Jessica5]

Are they really supposed to Baker Act you if you simply tell them you're contemplating suicide, as long as you don't tell them that you're going to kill yourself when you get home or something like that?


And that brings me to the other question: do they Baker Act people when they're really not supposed to?

 

[cowie]

If you have passive suicidal ideation, in my experience, they do not Baker Act you. Often the follow up question is "do you have a plan?" I have never answered yes to that question but my guess is they may if you said "Yes" to that.

 

[MidnightDream]

I'm assuming Baker Act means section?
I've told hospitals, doctors, psychs, helplines point blank that I want to kill myself and my detailed plan to do so. I've still not been sectioned.
I've also told them I planned to do it there and then - Also not been sectioned.
So I'm convinced I'm invincible tbh

 

[almaranthine]

I was Baker acted when I was 18, living in a college dorm. My roommate was dating this deadbeat guy that basically moved into our dorm room (completely against Uni policy, but I was afraid to snitch on him). The dude sexually assaulted me, then threatened me saying I couldn't tell my roommate. One night I came back to the room a little buzzed and upset and I just lost it and told the girl everything. She believed me, was crying, saying she'd get rid of him. Then, dude comes in the room, started verbally attacking me, trying to instigate a physical altercation. I freaked out and left the room, subsequently leaving behind my phone and shoes because I was so scared. The guy called the campus police on me, told them that I was suicidal. I literally got handcuffed and violently thrown in the back of a van. They can Baker Act you whenever the fuck they want. Florida is crazy.

edit: "they" as in the cops; it's not necessary to even have a therapist's input at all

 

[SarRy]

I don't know much about laws and requirements. I've been pretty honest. I think as long as you don't tell them you're going to do it, then they can't do anything. It might differ by what therapist you have or what regulations they have. I guess, they can baker act you if you're a danger to yourself, but what that means isn't always clear.