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The Call for the Abolition of Mental Health Law: The …

(3 days ago) Unfortunately, negotiation of the CRPD left the issue of involuntary detention and psychiatric treatment deliberately unresolved, as states refused to agree to abolish mental health law and disability advocates decided that the CRPD should not mention the issue at all for fear of giving the retention of mental … See more

https://academic.oup.com/hrlr/article-abstract/18/4/651/5210374

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The Truth About Deinstitutionalization - The Atlantic

(3 days ago) WEBUnder the 1963 law, he said, “custodial mental institutions” would be replaced by community mental-health centers, thus allowing …

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/05/truth-about-deinstitutionalization/618986/

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The CRPD and Mental Health Law: The Conflict About …

(1 days ago) WEBIn summary, the conflict relates to whether the CRPD requires the abolition of mental health law. Footnote 2 That is, the repeal of the power of the state to detain …

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-86545-0_9

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The future of mental health law 46 Abolition or reform?

(4 days ago) WEBDrawing on my recent book Mental Health Law: Abolish or Reform? (OUP, 2021), I argue that mental health law should be reformed rather than abolished by decreasing …

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003226413-46/future-mental-health-law-kay-wilson

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Mental Health Law: Abolish or Reform? - Kay Wilson

(5 days ago) WEBThe debate about whether mental health law should be abolished or reformed emerged during the negotiations of the Convention on the Right of Persons …

https://books.google.com/books/about/Mental_Health_Law.html?id=M80vEAAAQBAJ

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TIMELINE: Deinstitutionalization And Its Consequences

(6 days ago) WEBIndiana is the first of more than 30 states to enact a compulsory sterilization law, Federal funding drops to 11 percent of community mental-health agency budgets. 1990.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/timeline-mental-health-america/

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The Abolition or Reform of Mental Health Law: How …

(1 days ago) WEBIn this article, I explore how vulnerability might apply in the context of the debate about the future of mental health law that has arisen since the entry into force of …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30977825/

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Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 - Wikipedia

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1980

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Rights of People with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

(1 days ago) WEBThe right to the least restrictive and least intrusive response to a need for mental health or substance use treatment services. [5] The right to sue the health plan for authorization …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/rights-people-mental-health-and-substance-use-conditions

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Mental Health Law: ‘Legalism’ and ‘Medicalism’ – ‘Old’ and ‘New

(6 days ago) WEBUntil 2003, Scottish mental health law was by and large similar to that of England and Wales (though it did retain in its 1960 Mental Health Act an oversight body – the Mental …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/mind-state-and-society/mental-health-law-legalism-and-medicalism-old-and-new/B3C287875454D244FB123FAED346417A

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Mental health law and the UN Convention on the rights of persons …

(3 days ago) WEBWe argue that a form of mental health law, such as the Fusion Law proposal, is consistent with the principles of the CRPD. Countries are placed under a variety of obligations to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024199/

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An analysis of arguments for the retention of the defence of …

(6 days ago) WEBDanny Sullivan. This article summarises the main arguments for the retention of the defence of mental impairment presented in an online debate that took place in …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13218719.2022.2112102

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H.R.7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act …

(Just Now) WEBShown Here: Passed House (06/22/2022) Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, expands, and …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7666

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NJ involuntary commitment law alarms mental health advocates

(8 days ago) WEBNorthJersey.com. 0:00. 1:55. People experiencing mental health crises could face longer involuntary commitment times in hospitals and emergency …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/08/22/new-jersey-mental-health-crisis-law-alarms-social-service-groups-involuntary-confinement-hospitals/70623537007/

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Justice Department Finds Nebraska Violates Federal Civil Rights …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Justice Department announced today that it found that Nebraska is unnecessarily segregating people with serious mental illness (SMI) in assisted living …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-nebraska-violates-federal-civil-rights-laws-unnecessarily

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Mental Health by the Numbers: The 2024 Survey Infographic

(3 days ago) WEBEach year, ALM and Law.com Compass conduct our Mental Health Survey of the Legal Profession, tracking the well-being of lawyers and staff at law firms of any …

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/05/17/mental-health-by-the-numbers-the-2024-survey-infographic/

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Pennsylvania Justices Mull Liability Under Mental Health - Law.com

(8 days ago) WEBRiley Brennan. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is mulling a decision if health care providers can be held liable under the Mental Health Procedures Act for denying …

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/15/justices-consider-health-care-providers-liability-for-denied-care-under-the-mental-health-procedures-act/

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Iowa mental health, substance use system consolidation signed …

(Just Now) WEBNew law consolidates mental health, substance use disorder services. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the clock is ticking for top officials at Iowa's human …

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-system-consolidation-signed-into-law-kim-reynolds/73672968007/

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During Mental Health Awareness Month, U. S. Department of …

(4 days ago) WEBToday, during Mental Health Awareness Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to increase access to school-based mental …

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/during-mental-health-awareness-month-u-s-department-education-announces-new-actions-increase-access-school-based-mental-health-services

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Mental Health Crisis impacting Siouxland emergency rooms, laws …

(3 days ago) WEBAt the end of the 2024 legislative session, certain behavioral health bills were sent to Governor Kim Reynold and signed into law on May 1, the beginning of …

https://www.ktiv.com/2024/05/17/mental-health-crisis-impacting-siouxland-emergency-rooms-laws-iowa-working-address-area-psychiatric-medical-institutions/

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N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in Solitary, Lawsuit Says

(Just Now) WEBSuzanne DeChillo/The New York Times. Eric Lee, one of the nine plaintiffs named in the lawsuit, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia as a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/ny-prisons-solitary-confinement.html

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WEBSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking mental …

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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California Coroner/Medical Examiner Laws Public Health Law CDC

(2 days ago) WEBMedical examiners: appointed. [T]he board of supervisors may by ordinance abolish the office of coroner and provide instead for the office of medical examiner, to …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/php/coroner/california.html

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Senator Hassan Applauds New Maternal Mental Health …

(2 days ago) WEBIn 2022, Senator Maggie Hassan and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) passed into law the bipartisan TRIUMPH for New Moms Act that required the creation of this task …

https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-hassan-applauds-new-maternal-mental-health-recommendations-from-task-force-created-by-her-bipartisan-law

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Family members of Lewiston shooter call for more action on …

(3 days ago) WEBJames Herling pauses his testimony while recalling the moment he realized the shooter was his brother-in-law, Robert Card, while testifying, Thursday, May 16, …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/17/lewiston-shooting-robert-carr-family-testimony

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Gov. Reynolds Signs HF 2673, Behavioral Health Alignment

(5 days ago) WEBToday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2673, a bill that aligns Iowa’s 32 disconnected mental health and substance use regions into 7 unified behavioral health …

https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-05-15/gov-reynolds-signs-hf-2673-behavioral-health-alignment

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Fact Sheet: State Tort Limits In Sexual Assault Cases; Caps and

(7 days ago) WEBThe following is a summary of state laws focusing specifically on three major categories of tort limits in sexual assault cases: caps on compensatory damages, most …

http://centerjd.org/content/fact-sheet-state-tort-limits-sexual-assault-cases-caps-and-statutes-limitations

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Abolish this archaic abortion law that makes criminals of innocent

(5 days ago) WEBAbortion remains a criminal offence under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, but the Abortion Act of 1967 provides that it is lawful when carried out in …

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/12/the-observer-view-on-abortion-abolish-this-archaic-law-that-makes-criminals-of-innocent-women

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Maine gunman's family testifies they "repeatedly called the …

(4 days ago) WEBFamily concerned with Robert Card's mental health Card's brother-in-law. "Medical results have concluded that [Robert] had a TBI, traumatic brain injury, that …

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/lewiston-maine-robert-card-family-mental-health/

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Mental Health Law: Abolish or Reform? - Oxford Academic

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. Chapter 1 introduces the key question asked by the book: whether mental health law should be abolished or reformed and defines all the key terms (e.g. mental health …

https://academic.oup.com/book/39958/chapter/340251251

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Israel to abolish free trade deal with Turkey in retaliation

(5 days ago) WEBIsraeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday said Israel would abolish its free trade agreement with Turkey and also impose a 100% tariff on other …

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2941357-israel-to-abolish-free-trade-deal-with-turkey-in-retaliation

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Shining light on mental health awareness: Why organizations are …

(Just Now) WEBBy casting light in green and commemorating Mental Health Month, our collective goal is to foster understanding, empower our communities and diminish the …

https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/05/16/healthcare/shining-light-on-mental-health-awareness-why-organizations-are-going-green/

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Mental Health Law: Abolish or Reform? - Oxford Academic

(3 days ago) WEBContrary to claims of abolitionists that mental health law has more or less stayed the same, my book in Chapter 2 presents a narrative which demonstrates that mental …

https://academic.oup.com/book/39958/chapter/340254483

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