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This document is that protocol. We intend for it to be a model or standard against which to measure good practice and procedure by each of the participants. It describes how the various players should conduct themselves. Individuals can look to it for guidance regarding both their own conduct and the conduct of other participants.
The creation of this protocol has been a laborious and challenging undertaking. Many of its provisions are subject to debate and many will need refinement. It will not eliminate all disagreements between the participants in this process, but it does represent the collective wisdom of the committee. It is published in the hope that it will indeed clarify the roles and responsibilities of participants in the psychiatric hospitalization/hearing process and that it will promote continued discussion and efforts to cooperatively improve the process to better meet the needs and rights of the children and adolescents.