CCHR Encourages Italy to Complete Full Mental Health Reform After Court Ruling on Forced Treatment
In a landmark decision in May 2025, Italy’s Constitutional Court struck down key elements of the country’s decades-old psychiatric treatment laws, specifically targeting Article 35 of Law 833/1978. The ruling affects Trattamento Sanitario Obbligatorio (TSO), the legal framework that allows for compulsory psychiatric hospitalization. While the d