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How the law and welfare combine for children and families where there is parental mental illness: inter-country comparisons of professional practice
- Author:
- HETHERINGTON Rachael
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 8(3), 2001, pp.29-36.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Reports on inter-country comparative research into social work practice. The project was set up to research the responses of mental health and child care welfare systems for children who have a mentally ill parent.
An evaluation of guardianship under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
- Authors:
- BEAN Alison, MACPHERSON Suzi, MCGUCKIN Ann
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Study of guardianship under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984. Includes analysis of 126 guardianships granted between 1998 and 1999, analysis of court records and interviews with professionals and support groups.
Consultation on medical treatments to be specified under Section 48 of Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Health Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Health Department
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Consultation on compulsory treatments for adults with incapacity
Job retention: developing a service
- Author:
- BUTTERWORTH Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 6(4), December 2001, pp.17-20.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Reports on the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust's work development programme, which is a NHS Beacon award winner. Looks at the origins and development of the service.
Lack of care
- Author:
- PARSONS Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(12), August 2001, p.416.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
A psychiatric patient known to be at high risk commits suicide. Can the trust be held responsible in law? Uses two case examples to provide an illustration of the circumstances that can potentially constitute a lack of care in the eye of the law.
Renewing mental health law: a policy statement
- Author:
- SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 79p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Policy statement from the Scottish Executive on proposals for a new Mental Health Act for Scotland. The paper sets out the framework of the new Act and goes on to look at more specific issues such as: compulsory treatment; rights of users and carers; vulnerable people; the Mental Welfare Commission; offenders with mental health problems; and making the Act work.
Access to advocacy
- Author:
- LUDWID Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Diverse Minds Magazine, 10, October 2001, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Looks at the proposed changes for advocacy services and asks whether they will benefit black and ethnic minority mental health service users.
The potential impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on mental health services
- Author:
- INYAMA Chinyere
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 6(3), September 2001, pp.29-32.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
The Human Rights Act 1998 introduces the European Convention of Human Rights into English law (although the courts will not be bound by European Court of Human Rights case law). This article sets out the parts of the Act and the European Convention of Human Rights that are likely to have most relevance to the mental health services and, in the light of the Act's provisions, highlights the issues to be considered in the delivery of mental health services.
The Human Rights Act 1998 and mental health law
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine, HEWITT David
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 109, May 2001, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Outlines some of the main provisions that apply within a mental health setting.
Time for an incapacity act? The case against another Mental Health Act
- Author:
- SULLIVAN Danny
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 52, May 2001, p.17.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Argues that the Government's plans for a new Mental Health Act are inherently discriminatory and suggests it is time, instead, for an Incapacity Act applicable to everyone, not just those with a mental illness.