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About informal patients - Mind

(9 days ago) WEBYou're an informal patient if you're having in-patient treatment in a psychiatric hospital voluntarily. You should have capacity to understand that you're going into hospital and agree to treatment for your mental health problem. Being an informal patient is …

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

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Your rights and responsibilities as an informal patient - HPFT

(5 days ago) WEBAs an informal patient you have agreed to come into hospital voluntarily. This means you are not detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). It is likely that you know you …

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/media/3652/rights-informal-patient-2019_leaflet.pdf

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Rights for People With Mental Illness - WebMD

(7 days ago) WEB1 min read. People with mental illness are entitled to fair treatment, and they should: Be treated with respect and dignity. Have their privacy protected. Receive …

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/rights-mental-illness

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The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (Division FF, Title I of P.L. 117-328, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023): Section-by …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47910

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Informal mental health patients: what are they told of their …

(8 days ago) WEBgood practice in this area. Information should be consistent, accurate and understandable. Originality - This is the only research reporting on the availability and content of written …

https://shura.shu.ac.uk/15816/3/Ashmore%20-%20Informal%20mental%20health%20patients%20%28AM%29.pdf

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Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk

(6 days ago) WEB131 Informal admission of patients. E+W (1) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing a patient who requires treatment for mental disorder from being admitted to …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/131

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Your rights and responsibilities as an informal patient

(Just Now) WEBEmail: [email protected]. You have a right to meet with a commissioner. This document was produced by Jessica Walsh and edited by Denise Gentry with support from the …

https://ellernmede.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/informal-patient-easy-read.pdf

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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 you are …

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

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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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Legal rights for informal patients - Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS

(7 days ago) WEBOr, you may have been detained under the Mental Health Act but your section has been discharged or may have lapsed. As an informal patient, you have …

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/about-your-care/inpatients/legal/

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‘Informal’ or ‘voluntary’ admission to a mental health hospital

(5 days ago) WEBYour rights As an informal inpatient you have the following legal rights: • To come and go from the ward. Any Health Act, Mental Capacity Act or Deprivation of Liberty …

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/download/142/mental-health-law/6542/voluntary-admission-leaflet.pdf

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The ethical dilemma of involuntary mental health treatment

(1 days ago) WEBSeveral states have changed policy in recent years to make involuntary commitment easier for people with severe mental illnesses. But forced treatment still …

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/04/17/ethical-dilemma-involuntary-mental-health-treatment

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Reading of Rights (Section 132, 132A & 133) Policy

(2 days ago) WEB2.5 Human Rights Act (HRA)1998 In addition to CoP Chapter 3 - Human rights, equality and health inequalities, Information on Human Rights Articles particularly relevant to …

https://www.dtgp.cpft.nhs.uk/FileHandler.ashx?id=679

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Informal mental health patients: what are they told of their legal …

(9 days ago) WEBThe purpose of this paper is to determine what written information is given to informally admitted patients in England and Wales regarding their legal rights in …

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MHRJ-09-2016-0019/full/html

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Mental Health Act (easy read) - NHS

(5 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act is a law that tells people with a mental health disorder what their rights are and how they can be treated. The term "mental health disorder" is used to …

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights/mental-health-and-the-law/mental-health-act-easy-read/

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RSO 1990, c M.7 Mental Health Act CanLII

(8 days ago) WEBR.S.O. 1990, c. M.7, s. 24. Detention under the Criminal Code (Canada) 25 Any person who is detained in a psychiatric facility under Part XX.1 of the Criminal Code …

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/stat/rso-1990-c-m7/latest/rso-1990-c-m7.html

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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: Many …

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

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Mental Health Act - NHS

(5 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act (1983) is the main piece of legislation that covers the assessment, treatment and rights of people with a mental health disorder. You can read the Mental …

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights/mental-health-and-the-law/mental-health-act/

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A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2024

(5 days ago) WEBI signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the largest investment in youth mental health ever, and we are investing $1 billion of that funding to help schools …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/30/a-proclamation-on-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2024/

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FAQs - Mental Health Act - Mind

(3 days ago) WEBMental Health Act 1983. Provides answers to the most common questions you may have about your rights under the Mental Health Act. Includes links to further information …

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

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