Guardianship for Persons with Mental Illness – A Legal and Appropriate Alternative?

Guardianship for Persons with Mental Illness – A Legal and Appropriate Alternative?

Argues that the ADA & the 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provide legal and/or normative bases for the right to receive support in decision-making as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship.

Author(s): Leslie Salzman
Publication Date: 2007