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What happens when you get sectioned? - Patient

(4 days ago) Under the Mental Health Act 1983, you can be kept in hospital for a specified period of time if certain conditions apply. These conditions are quite stringent - so you don't need to worry about being sectioned if, for example, you visit your doctor with depression or anxiety. Nor can someone else call for you to … See more

https://patient.info/news-and-features/what-happens-when-you-get-sectioned

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The facts about sectioning under the Mental Health …

(2 days ago) WEB20 July 2015. Thinkstock. When 26-year-old Jenny was sectioned under the Mental Health Act, she says she felt scared, alone and "terrified she'd never be let out". The act was used more than

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-33158533

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About sectioning - Mind

(5 days ago) WEBLearn about your rights and the different types of sections if you are sectioned and detained in hospital for your mental health. Find out when you can be sectioned, how …

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

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Mental Health Act - NHS

(5 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act (1983) covers the assessment, treatment and rights of people with a mental health disorder who are detained, also known as sectioned, in …

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

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

(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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'Being sectioned' and other information about - Changing Minds

(8 days ago) WEBTo be ‘sectioned’ is a colloquial way of referring to someone being assessed (and potentially treated) under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and …

https://www.changingminds.org.nz/storiesdb/being-sectioned-and-other-information-about-compulsory-assessment-and-treatment-in-nz

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Patients' experiences of assessment and detention under …

(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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Sectioning (2020) - Word version - Mind

(6 days ago) WEBQuick facts. Being sectioned means that you are kept in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983. You can be sectioned if your own health or safety are at risk, or to protect …

https://www.mind.org.uk/media-a/6155/sectioning-2020.pdf

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The facts about sectioning under the Mental Health Act - BBC News

(2 days ago) WEBThe mental health act is used to decide when somebody should sectioned. It was used more than 50,000 times in 2014 - an increase of 30% over the last decade, …

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-37687779

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What is the Mental Health Act? - Rethink Mental Illness

(Just Now) WEBThe Mental Health Act This section is about detention under the Mental Health Act 1983. This is sometimes called ‘sectioning’. We explain why you may be detained, and what …

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) WEBQuick facts. Being sectioned means that you are kept in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983. You can be sectioned if your own health or safety are at risk, or to protect …

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

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Being sectioned Royal College of Psychiatrists

(Just Now) WEBBeing sectioned (in England and Wales) Being sectioned means being admitted to hospital whether or not you agree to it. The legal authority for your admission to hospital …

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/being-sectioned

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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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Mental Health Act (easy read) - NHS

(5 days ago) WEBLearn about your rights and choices if you're detained (sectioned) under the Mental Health Act. Download or print out easy-to-read leaflets on different topics, such as detention, …

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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Sectioning is 'traumatic' and 'damaging' for society's most …

(5 days ago) WEBThe number of people sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 has been rising with 63,600 detained in 2015-16, the last period for which comprehensive …

https://news.sky.com/story/sectioning-is-traumatic-and-damaging-for-societys-most-vulnerable-people-report-11572832

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My rights if I've been sectioned - Mind

(8 days ago) WEBIf you are sectioned under sections 4, 5, 35, 135 and 136, or you are under Mental Health Act guardianship or conditional discharge, you have the right to refuse treatment …

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

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Summary of the detaining sections - Mental Health Law Online

(7 days ago) WEB1 Section 2: admission for assessment. 2 Section 3: admission for treatment. 3 Section 4: emergency admission for assessment. 4 Section 5: holding powers. 5 Section 7: …

https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Summary_of_the_detaining_sections

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How To Get Someone Sectioned Under The Mental Health Act

(5 days ago) WEBSANE offers support and information to people affected by mental illness. Call their helpline on 0300 304 7000, open 4:30pm - 10:30pm every day. Mind offers …

https://www.themix.org.uk/mental-health/supporting-others/how-do-i-get-them-sectioned-5808.html

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The facts about sectioning under the Mental Health Act - BBC News

(4 days ago) WEBThe mental health act is used to decide when somebody should sectioned. It was used more than 50,000 times in 2014 - an increase of 30% over the last decade, …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-37687779

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Being assessed before you can be sectioned - Mind

(3 days ago) WEBAMHPs are mental health professionals who have been approved by a local social services authority to carry out duties under the Mental Health Act. They are …

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

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Fetterman & Smith Introduce Bill to Establish Senate Commission …

(2 days ago) WEBWashington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the United States Senate Commission on Mental Health Act of 2024.The bill …

https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/press-releases/news-fetterman-smith-introduce-bill-to-establish-senate-commission-on-mental-health/

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View - NSW legislation

(5 days ago) WEB(1) An authorised medical officer may cause a voluntary patient to be detained in a mental health facility under Part 2 of Chapter 3 if the officer considers the person to be a …

https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2007-008

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Information for 11-18 year olds on being sectioned Mind - Mind

(6 days ago) WEBA law called the Mental Health Act 1983 explains when and how this should happen. Being sectioned is different to being an informal patient, which is when you agree to go into …

https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/hospital/being-sectioned/

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