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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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Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk

(4 days ago) WEB6 Effect of application for admission. (1) An application for the admission of a patient to a hospital under this Part of this Act, duly completed in accordance with the provisions of …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/6

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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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About sectioning - Mind

(5 days ago) WEBLearn about sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983, which means being kept in hospital for assessment or treatment. Find out the different types of sections, when …

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

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What is the Mental Health Act? - Rethink Mental Illness

(Just Now) WEBThe Mental Health Act (MHA) says when you can be detained in hospital and treated against your wishes. under holding powers of the Mental Health Act (section 5), or; …

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

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MHA 1983 s6 - Mental Health Law Online

(5 days ago) WEBReference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, 6. Committal to the Crown Court for restriction order [Note that the chapter number relates to the old Reference Guide] — …

https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/MHA_1983_s6

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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 – detention College of Policing

(1 days ago) WEBSection 18 of the Mental Health Act 1983 – power to re-detain an AWOL patient. Section 1 of the MHA 1983 provides a power for any patient absent without leave to be re …

https://www.college.police.uk/app/mental-health/mental-health-detention

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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 …

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

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Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk

(2 days ago) WEB28/10/2008. 03/11/2008. 12/04/2010. Changes to legislation: Mental Health Act 1983, Part VI is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 May 2024. There …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/part/VI

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Patients' experiences of assessment and detention under mental …

(3 days ago) WEBThe search was limited to studies from 1983 as this was when the Mental Health Act 1983, the current legislative framework for compulsory detention and …

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

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Section 6 - Effect of application for admission - Adults

(1 days ago) WEBSection 6 describes the effect of any application for admission of a patient to a hospital under the Act. It gives the power to take and convey the patient to hospital …

https://adults.ccinform.co.uk/legislation/mental-health-act-1983/section-6-effect-of-application-for-admission/

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Being assessed before you can be sectioned - Mind

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act Code of Practice should be followed. The health professionals should follow the rules and guidance in the Mental Health Act Code of Practice. This …

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

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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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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 ü: Section-by …

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

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Mental Health Act 2007 - Legislation.gov.uk

(4 days ago) WEB6 Appropriate treatment test in Part 4 of 1983 Act. (1) Part 4 of the 1983 Act (consent to treatment) is amended as follows. (2) In the following provisions, for the words from “, …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/12/section/6

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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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Detention under section 136: Why is it increasing?

(7 days ago) WEBAbstract. There has been a significant increase in the use of section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales, particularly over the past 10 years, …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0025802418790336

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NAMI New Jersey, N Brunswick, NJ

(5 days ago) WEB1562 Route 130. North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Phone: 732.940.0991. Toll-free: 1-866-626-4664. Email: [email protected]. This website was designed &. developed by Terese …

https://naminj.org/support/affiliates/bergen/

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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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HMH Palisades Medical Center-Outpatient Counseling Center-NB

(4 days ago) WEB© 2024 Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax ID 22-3474145) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/locations/hmh-palisades-medical-center-outpatient-counseling-center-nb

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H.R.7236 - Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022 117th

(5 days ago) WEB(a) Mental, emotional, and behavioral health services.—Not later than 180 days after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7236/text

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Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk

(5 days ago) WEBChanges to legislation: Mental Health Act 1983, Section 68 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 May 2024. There are changes that may be brought …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/68

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Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Legislation.gov.uk

(3 days ago) WEB6 Section 5 acts: limitations. (1) If D does an act that is intended to restrain P, it is not an act to which section 5 applies unless two further conditions are satisfied. (2) The first …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/section/6

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