In the preparatory works to the laws of LVM and LPT it has been pointed out that there is a problem regarding the care of persons that both suffer from an addiction as well as mental illness. It appears that the cooperation between psychiatry and social services is deficient and that the users are falling through the cracks. The purpose of the study has been, through review of the sources of law, to find out and define what is to be considered a correct, application of the law for a person that suffers from an addiction as well as a mental illness. Is it to be admitted to compulsory care and treatment according LVM or LPT? The method and material used for this purpose is the sources of law. To broaden the picture a study of court cases has also been made, regarding how the legislation is applied by a lower administrative court. The results has been analyzed and reported through the legal method. Court cases has been thematized and presented in different diagrams. The study shows that the outcome of the law varies depending on the person’s situation. The main feature of the result is that if someone is suffering from serious mental illness, LPT should be chosen instead of LVM. Further it is possible, during a shorter time, to be treated according to both LVM and LPT simultaneously.

Te overall aim of the chapter is to investigate and analyse how children’s rights to information are, or should be, met in a criminal investigation in Barnahus.