Baker Act Reporting Center

  • Graphic displaying the Baker Act Reporting Center and logos for Florida Department of Children and Families and University of South Florida.
  • FY21/22 Baker Act Annual Report cover with text reading "Now Available"
  • Image says "2023 report on involuntary examination of minors now available"
  • 2023 DCF Baker Act Reference Guide. A reference tool for professionals and the general public regarding the Baker Act.
  • Image says "New Data Submission Requirements. The Department of Children and Families has launched the Baker Act Data Collection System, which changed the way that designated receiving facilities submit required Baker Act data."
Contact Us
Reports
Provider FAQs
Consumer FAQs

About the Center

The Baker Act Reporting Center is located in the Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at the University of South Florida. The Center is operated on behalf of the Florida Department of Children and Families. Baker Act receiving facilities statewide submit to us forms used to initiate involuntary (Baker Act) examinations.  Clerks of Court statewide submit to us petitions and orders for involuntary inpatient placement and involuntary (outpatient) services. 

Data entered from these forms are used to produce statutorily mandated reports that add insight into Florida's mental health systems. The primary purpose of this website is to provide information about document submission from mandated reporters (Baker Act receiving facilities and Clerks of Court) and to disseminate results of analyses of the Baker Act data. A secondary purpose of this website is to provide information to address the most common types of inquiries we receive, given the number of inquiries we receive from consumers and families seeking assistance.