Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals v. R.B.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal by R.B. from an order of the District Court certifying him for outpatient treatment at the Kent County Community Mental Health Center. We affirm. The facts of the case insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows.

R.B. was brought before the District Court for civil certification pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1984 Reenactment) § 40.1-5-8. The petition was brought by the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals (MHRH). R.B. at the time of the hearing was a twenty-seven-year-old man who had, according to the evidence,…