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You possess all the rights of any other citizen and in addition are specifically granted additional rights over and above other citizens conferred upon you by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Theonly restriction on you as a metnally ill person would be if you are adjudged mentally insane and confined to an institution for your care and protection. .
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Why is it good to be a citizen of the US citizen?
you get rights
What is the number of mentally ill inmates in the us prisons and jails?
there are about 156,000 In the us and about 300,000 in the world
What are the ten amendment of The Bill of Rights?
Rights of the US citizen.
What are some accomplishments of Dorothea Dix?
Dorothea Dix started a hospital for the mentally ill. She visited hundreds of jails and even taught Sunday School at a jail. She also saw that Children were given the same punishments of adults and stopped that.
Dorothea Dix?
A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She served as the Superintendent of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Who was the first US advocate of moral treatment for the mentally ill?
Jean Baptiste Pussin
Does a non-US citizen have any rights to assets in a divorce settlement and if so are they the same as a citizen?
A non US citizen has rights just like any other spouse. Rights are dependent on what state they live in and how long they have been married.
The bill of rights protected people who?
The Constitution, including the Bill Of Rights, applies to everyone within the borders of the USA. This includes: US Citizens, Children, Aliens, Immigrants, Criminals and mentally ill... EVERYONE.
What is your right to be a citizen in the US?
Look at the bill of rights!
What are the rights of a person who is not a U.S. citizen and has a child?
All the same rights as a US citizen, except he/she cannot vote or hold public office. If he/she is in the US illegally, the application of those rights can vary somewhat.
Why is the Bill of Rights called the Bill of Rights?
Not all rights of a citizen aer defined, for example. you have the right to breath and open and shut your own eyes...you do NOT have a right to become a US Citizen without the government's definition or obligation to "give" that person that right.
What kind of citizenship do you have to have to vote for the president election?
You have to be a US citizen to be able to vote in the presidential elections. You can be a citizen by birth or a naturalized citizen.
