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What is the Mental Health Act?


What is the Mental Health Act?

The Mental Health Act (MHA) says when you can be detained in hospital and treated against your wishes. You can be detained if professionals think your ...

Mental Health Act - NHS

In most cases when people are treated in hospital or another mental health facility, they have agreed or volunteered to be there. But there are cases when a ...

Mental Health Act (easy read) - NHS

The Mental Health Act is a law that tells people with a mental health disorder what their rights are and how they can be treated.

DETENTION UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT - NCBI

When detaining a service user under the Mental Health Act (1983; amended 1995 and 2007) inform the receiving mental health service about the service user so ...

Mental health laws - Rethink Mental Illness

If you lose mental capacity the Mental Capacity Act 2005 protects you and your rights. You may lose mental capacity because of your mental illness. This section ...

H.R.1368 - Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 - Congress.gov

Summary of H.R.1368 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Mental Health Justice Act of 2021.

What is the Mental Health Act 1983? - Mind

The 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 ...

Mental health law - Wikipedia

Mental health law ... Mental health law includes a wide variety of legal topics and pertain to people with a diagnosis or possible diagnosis of a mental health ...

Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 117th ...

Summary of H.R.7666 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.

Current Mental Health Legislation

Learn about some of the bills introduced in the 116th Congress and where they fall in line with Mental Health America's legislative priorities: Overall ...

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

1946—On July 3, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Mental Health Act, which called for establishing a National Institute of Mental Health. 1946—On ...

Mental Health Act - Fraser Health Authority

The person can only be treated in hospital as an involuntary patient for 48 hours after the first doctor examines him/her. During that time, a second doctor ...

Mental Health Act

The Mental Health Act (the Act) sets out the legal rights that apply to people with a mental disorder. Under this law, a person can be admitted, ...

mental health | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

Legal standards surround the process by which those who are mentally ill can be forced, against their will, to receive treatment. Statutes for involuntary ...

About the Mental Health Act | Ministry of Health NZ

The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992north_east provides a legal framework for those who require compulsory ...

Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) - DHCS - CA.gov

The MHSA was passed by California voters in 2004 and is funded by a one percent income tax on personal income in excess of $1 million per year. It is designed ...

National Mental Health Act - Wikipedia

National Mental Health Act ... The National Mental Health Act (1946) became law on July 3, 1946. It established and provided funds for a National Institute of ...

Mental Health Rights

Important laws that involve access to services include the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act (MHPAEA). To learn ...

Mental Health Act Review - Mind

What changes do we want to see to the Mental Health Act? · Community treatment orders to be abolished. · People to have an automatic right to assessment and ...

What is the Mental Health Act? - YouTube

The Mental Health Act outlines when you can be taken to hospital, kept there, and treated against your wishes. This can only happen if you ...