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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 against their will. Learn about the different sections of the act, how to appeal against detention, and where to get support …

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

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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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THE MENTAL HEALTHCARE ACT, 2017 ARRANGEMENT OF …

(8 days ago) WEBTHE MENTAL HEALTHCARE ACT, 2017 _____ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS _____ CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. …

https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2249/1/A2017-10.pdf

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

(2 days ago) WEBprogram authorized or amended by the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act without considering the incidence, prevalence, or determinants of behavioral health …

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

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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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What is the Mental Health Act 1983? - Mind

(9 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act 1983 is the law in England and Wales that tells people with mental health problems what their rights are when they are detained in hospital or …

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

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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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Modernising the Mental Health Act: getting the balance right

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales is the principal piece of legislation by which people with a mental disorder can be detained and have their disorder assessed …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)33140-4/fulltext

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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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Systems Advocacy - The Official Web Site for The State of …

(2 days ago) WEBCommunity Health Law Project 4 Commerce Place Mount Holly, NJ 08060 (609) 261-3453 Community Health Law Project 35 Journal Square, Suite 827 Jersey City, NJ 07306 …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Systems_Advocacy.pdf

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Commonly used sections of the Mental Health Act 1983

(4 days ago) WEBThis section concerns the duty to provide after care for people who are subject to certain sections of the Act in order to support their mental health for as long as they require it; …

https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/service-users-and-carers/commonly-used-sections-mental-health-act-1983

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About the Mental Health Act Ministry of Health NZ

(2 days ago) WEB‘Mental disorder’ is defined in section 2 of the Mental Health Act as: mental disorder, in relation to any person, means an abnormal state of mind (whether of a continuous or an …

https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/mental-health-and-addiction/mental-health-legislation/mental-health-compulsory-assessment-and-treatment-act-1992/about-mental-health-act

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Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk

(3 days ago) WEBDuty of approved mental health professionals to make applications for admission or guardianship. 14. Where a patient is admitted to a hospital in pursuance 15. …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/contents

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

(6 days ago) WEBThe act is used to detain - section - someone if they are considered to be a risk to themselves or others. She was detained under the Mental Health Act twice, once in …

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

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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 (Canada) may …

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

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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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Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services Home

(Just Now) WEBThe Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) serves as the Single State Agency (SSA) for Substance Use and the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) as …

https://nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/

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It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Tips and Resources for Mental Health

(3 days ago) WEBMental health conditions can affect anyone, regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, or income level. Recent data (PDF 622 KB) help underscore that our nation is facing an …

https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/its-okay-not-be-okay-tips-resources-mental-health-awareness-month

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Sections 135 and 136 - legal information - Mind

(9 days ago) WEBSections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act allow police to take you to a place of safety. Read more here, including what counts as a place of safety. When the Mental …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/police-and-mental-health/sections-135-136/

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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 health …

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

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A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month,

(5 days ago) WEBNOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United …

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

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Department of Human Services Mental Health Housing

(2 days ago) WEBPrograms for Assistance in the Transition from Homelessness (PATH): Services provided to individuals suffering from serious mental illness, or suffering from serious mental illness …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/recovery/mh_housing.html

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