Editing Involuntary commitment (section)

===United Nations===
[[United Nations]] [[UN General Assembly|General Assembly]] Resolution 46/119, "[[Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness|Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care]]", is a non-binding resolution advocating certain broadly drawn procedures for the carrying out of involuntary commitment.<ref>{{cite web |author=UN General Assembly |author-link=UN General Assembly |title=A/RES/46/119: Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care |date=17 December 1991 |website=United Nations |url=https://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/46/a46r119.htm |access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref> These principles have been used in many countries{{which|date=October 2017}} where local laws have been revised or new ones implemented. The UN runs programs in some countries to assist in this process.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mental Health and Development|url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/issues/mental-health-and-development.html|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=United Nations}}</ref>