Compulsory Community Treatment does not reduce readmissions or length of stay in hospital

Compulsory Community Treatment (CCT) otherwise know at Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) are highly controversial. They can give clinicians the legal power to enforce certain conditions for service users whilst living in the community. These can range from recall to hospital, compliance with medication or treatment plans (e.g. contact or appointments).

There are differences in how Compulsory Community Treatments are enacted across the international countries that have adopted them (mainly Western ones). Broadly speaking, they do not appear to influence the outcome measures that are often selected in trials.

https://www.nationalelfservice.net/populations-and-settings/community-settings/compulsory-community-treatment-does-not-reduce-readmissions-or-length-of-stay-in-hospital/