In Re Nadeau

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Nadeau appeals from a July 18, 1985 judgment of commitment to Anoka State Hospital. We reverse.

FACTS

Nadeau, a 32-year-old woman, was released from Anoka State Hospital in February 1984. She lived at Safe House, a residential halfway facility, until April 6, 1984. Eugene Poppler, director of Safe House, testified that Nadeau was to contact a psychiatrist at the University Hospitals for outpatient therapy and find permanent housing. She did neither.

In March 1984, Nadeau injured her knee in a fall. She refused medical attention, even though the leg swelled and its condition…