Minors able to consent to their own mental health treatment can be grouped into two categories.
Emancipated minors have the right to receive treatment without parental consent or knowledge.
It is CMHS policy to try to involve parents and guardians in the treatment of their children. However, parents of legally emancipated minors should not be notified without the authorization of the minor. The minor is financially responsible for their treatment. Emancipated minors can consent to any therapeutic intervention and to psychotropic medication. The minor would present a danger of serious physical or mental harm to self or to others without the mental health treatment or counseling, or is the alleged victim of incest or child abuse.