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Patients' experiences of assessment and detention under mental …

(3 days ago) WEBWe both share an awareness that being detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) can be a traumatic and distinctly untherapeutic process. This systematic …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6520528/

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Mental Health Act: 'I was sectioned and no one told …

(6 days ago) WEBShe was detained under the Mental Health Act twice, once in January 2018 and then in June 2018. On both occasions the 23-year-old experienced psychotic episodes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-55586447

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Mental Health Act: 'I was sectioned and no one told …

(4 days ago) WEBShe was detained under the Mental Health Act twice, once in January 2018 and then in June 2018. On both occasions the 23 …

https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-55586447

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The experiences of detained mental health service users: issues of

(1 days ago) WEBWhen mental health service users are detained under a Section of the Mental Health Act (MHA), they must remain in hospital for a specific time period. This is …

https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6939-15-50

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11 DETENTION UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT - National …

(5 days ago) WEBThis chapter provides evidence about the key problems relating to detention under a section of the Mental Health Act (HMSO, 2007), including assessment, referral and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK327290/

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What is the Mental Health Act? - Rethink Mental Illness

(Just Now) WEBThe Mental Health Act says when you can be taken to hospital, kept there, and treated against your wishes. This can only happen if you have a mental disorder that puts you, …

https://rethink.org/advice-and-information/rights-restrictions/mental-health-laws/mental-health-act/

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Sectioning - an overview - Mind

(7 days ago) WEBdetained in hospital under a section of the Mental Health Act, but not if you are under sections 4, 5, 135 and 136; under Mental Health Act guardianship, conditional …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/sectioning/overview/

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What is the Mental Health Act 1983? - Mind

(9 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act 1983 is the law in England and Wales which was updated in 2007. It tells people with mental health problems what their rights are regarding: Assessment …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/mental-health-act-1983/about-the-mha-1983/

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About sectioning - Mind

(5 days ago) WEBUnder section 117, health authorities and local social services have a legal duty to provide free aftercare for people who have been discharged under Mental Health Act sections …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/sectioning/about-sectioning/

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Being detained under the Mental Health Act drove me to improve …

(9 days ago) WEBI was first detained in a child and adolescent mental health service when I was 14. I had a paranoid episode that led me to commit grievous bodily harm and spent …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/13/detained-under-mental-health-act-drove-improve-care

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Your rights when detained under the Mental Health Act in …

(6 days ago) WEBYour rights when detained under the Mental Health Act in England – Civil sections. 3. This guide is for people detained under section 2 and 3 of the mental health act or if …

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/notification_of_rights_civil_updated.pdf

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Your Rights When Detained Under the Mental Health Act – …

(Just Now) WEBBut some human rights that you have are particularly important if you are under the Mental Health Act. These articles are: Article 2 – The right to life. Article 3 – The right to be free …

https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/rights-restrictions/mental-health-laws/your-rights-when-detained-under-the-mental-health-act-downloadable-guides/

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Patient perspectives of being detained under section 136 of the …

(1 days ago) WEBIntroduction Detention under section 136(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983 allows for the police to arrest a person from a public place and remove them to a 'place of safety', …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29742992/

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What should happen if I am treated under the Mental Health Act?

(3 days ago) WEBIf you are detained under the Mental Health Act you have the right to an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA). Health and social care professionals …

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg136/ifp/chapter/what-should-happen-if-i-am-treated-under-the-mental-health-act

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Detentions under the Mental Health Act - Ethnicity facts and figures

(8 days ago) WEB1. Main facts and figures. in the year to March 2022, black people were almost 5 times as likely as white people to be detained under the Mental Health Act – …

https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/health/mental-health/detentions-under-the-mental-health-act/latest/

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My rights if I've been sectioned - Mind

(8 days ago) WEBdetained in hospital under a section of the Mental Health Act, but not if you are under sections 4, 5, 135 and 136; under Mental Health Act guardianship, conditional …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/sectioning/my-rights/

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The experiences of detained mental health service users: issues of

(3 days ago) WEBThe majority of individuals currently accessing mental health services are admitted to hospital, under a Section of the MHA [ 1 ]. The implementation of the Act …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114162/

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IAPDC finds death rates in prisons and under the Mental Health …

(2 days ago) WEBFurther, there remains an ongoing and troubling issue around the lack of independent scrutiny of deaths of individuals detained under the MHA. Unlike deaths in …

https://www.iapondeathsincustody.org/news/2024/4/23/iapdc-finds-death-rates-in-prisons-and-under-the-mental-health-act-disproportionately-high

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Patients' experiences of assessment and detention under mental …

(2 days ago) WEBWe both share an awareness that being detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) can be a traumatic and distinctly untherapeutic process. This systematic …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/patients-experiences-of-assessment-and-detention-under-mental-health-legislation-systematic-review-and-qualitative-metasynthesis/60EF9784BE5293FCA7E0361FE1383C97

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People detained under the Mental Health Act dying at three times …

(8 days ago) WEBPeople detained under the Mental Health Act are dying at three times the rate of those held in prisons, figures have revealed. A new report from a government advisory body …

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/people-detained-under-the-mental-health-act-dying-at-three-times-the-rate-of-those-held-in-prisons/ar-AA1nu6ZX

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What is Section 35 of the Mental Health Act? - Rethink Mental Illness

(2 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act is the law that mental health professionals use to detain you in hospital for assessment, treatment or both. If you are detained under the Act, it is …

https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/rights-restrictions/mental-health-laws/section-35-of-the-mental-health-act/

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Son detained under mental health act after killing mother

(8 days ago) WEBJudge Martin Picton imposed orders under sections 37 and 41 of the Mental Health Act, which means Nash will be detained indefinitely in a psychiatric unit and …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4n1z3e2wd9o

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Mental Health Act 2007 No 8 - NSW legislation

(7 days ago) WEBdetained in the mental health facility under this Division is a forensic patient, the officer is, as soon as is reasonably practicable, to notify the Tribunal. 29 …

https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/pdf/inforce/2024-04-30/act-2007-008

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Draft revised guidance on adults at risk in immigration detention

(7 days ago) WEBA person considered vulnerable under this guidance may only be detained where the immigration factors in their particular case outweigh the risk factors. 16. The …

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-revised-guidance-on-adults-at-risk-in-immigration-detention-april-2024/draft-revised-guidance-on-adults-at-risk-in-immigration-detention-april-2024-accessible

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Can I avoid being sectioned? - Mind

(6 days ago) WEBdetained in hospital under a section of the Mental Health Act, but not if you are under sections 4, 5, 135 and 136; under Mental Health Act guardianship, conditional …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/sectioning/can-i-avoid-being-sectioned/

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