Mental health act (pdf)

Application of Act : mental disorder. Ministerial foreword. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.

Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. An Act to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness and to protect, promote and fulfil the rights of such persons during delivery of mental healthcare and services and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The new Act aims to protect the rights of people whose mental capacity is in doubt, and people without capacity and to clear up the confusion about who is entitled to make decisions on behalf of the latter. Object of the Authority 3. Functions of the Authority 4. Governing body of the Authority 5. Mental Health Authority.

Tenure of office of members 6. Meetings of the Board 7. Disclosure of interest 8. Establishment of committees 9. Form_A4_section_2_-_medical_recommendation_for_admission_for_assessment. It is well established that people from Black and minority ethnic groups are much more likely to be detained than those in White British groups. In this Act - Interprets- tion.

Australian Capital Territory. Chapter Preliminary. Some people would choose not to use this term. However it is the term the Act uses to describe any disorder or disability of the min including dementia. The Act explains in what circumstances, and for what reasons, a person may be kept (detained) in hospital.

Procedure for hospital admission. PART APPLICATION OF ACT. Department to maintain hospitals for the purposes of this Part.

Admission for assessment 3. To get protection under the Equality Act , you have to show that your mental health problem is a disability. Guidelines, forms and other resources will be added to this handbook as they become available. It allows certain people to be detained in hospital against their will so they can be assessed or treated. The Act also sets out ‘safeguards’ to protect a person who is detained. It also put a greater value on public protection and broadened the mental disorder criteria for detention.

An easy read fact sheet. The new Act gives every person with a mental disorder a right of access to independent advocacy and puts duties on Health Boards and local authorities to ensure that independentadvocacy services are available. This right to access advocacy applies to all mental health service users, not just to people who are subject to powers under the new Act.

Today mental health is included as a component of the national minimum health care package. It is now part of the health ministry budget. Section 1gives the police the power to remove a person from a public place, when they appear to be suffering from a mental disorder, to a place of safety.