How old is your daughter? It can be difficult to committ someone who is an adult. Still, she is obviously a danger to herself and needs help. If she were doing that to someone else, they'd make a big stink about it and you can bet she would be locked up in jail for years. Depending on what is going on with her, psychiatric care, both medications and discussing what is bothering her could help. My understanding, at least in our state, is that you can be held if you pose an immediate threat to yourself or others.

Your daughter is already suffering. She doesn't need the added upset of being locked up in jail as well. i'm relatively new here so pardon the question. Is she currently under the care of an outpatient psychiatrist? Can you find a psychiatrist willing to take her case on an inpatient basis?

Neither you nor your daughter need this merry go round. I hope you can get some help and at least decrease the number and severity of injuries your daughter is inflicting upon herself.

Sam