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AWI Act monitoring 2013/2014
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
An annual statistics report on the use of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. The report examines the geographic variations in the use of welfare guardianship, the age and diagnosis of people placed on guardianship, the duration of guardianship orders applied for by applicant, variations in indefinite orders by age and diagnosis, and geographic variations in orders approved on an indefinite basis. It shows that the number of new and existing orders continued to rise although there was a further significant reduction in the granting of orders on an indefinite basis. The percentage of orders granted where the cause of the adult’s incapacity was dementia fell to 45 per cent, down from 46 per cent the previous year. Conversely, there was an increase from 41 per cent to 44 per cent of orders where the incapacity was caused by a learning disability, reflecting a continuing trend over the past several years where welfare guardianship is being used for an increasingly younger population. (Edited publisher abstract)
Death in detention monitoring: visit and monitoring report
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
In the year 2012-13, 78 deaths of individuals subject to compulsory treatment were notified to Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland. During this period, a total of 6721 individuals were, at some point, subject to compulsory treatment. This paper gives an analysis of these deaths and also sets this number in context of the total number of individuals subject to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and the higher mortality rate among individuals known to mental health services. The report includes examples of the deaths reported to the Commission and categorises them according to their causes, including death by natural causes, sudden death with no direct relation to mental health, sudden death with no explanation or possible relation to mental illness or learning disability (or treatment), suicide and death associated to delirium. The data show that individuals who are subject to compulsory treatment are no more likely to die than anyone else who is, or has been, treated for mental illness, learning disability or related conditions. While the death rate in general of individuals with a history of mental health admission is higher, it is not compulsory treatment that is associated with death: it is the presence of mental illness, learning disability and related conditions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Visits to young people in secure care settings: visit and monitoring report
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Findings from the joint Mental Welfare Commission and Care Inspectorate visits to young people in secure care settings in Scotland. The visits took place in five secure care establishments and were completed in early 2014. Inspectors spoke to 27 young people and examined an additional eight records. A staff questionnaire was completed at each site and, in addition, staff were interviewed about each individual young person about whom information had been gathered. The report covers a range of thematic areas, including: journey into secure care and reasons for admission to secure care; contact with mental health supports prior to being received into secure care, and while in the placement; how is information about a young person’s mental health care needs communicated between external agencies and secure care units, and shared with care staff within units; how are young people involved in decisions about their mental health care and support; appropriate crisis management to ensure that young people with mental health difficulties remain safe at times when their behaviour is stressed and agitated; the importance of supportive services, both internal and external, focussing on the mental health needs of the young people in their care; and the interaction of unit staff with young people and external agencies in the planning of and providing support on discharge. For each areas the report sets out key messages and recommendations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health of women detained by the criminal courts: visit and monitoring report
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 52
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report details findings from themed visits on the care and treatment women with mental health problems receive when imprisoned or detained by the criminal courts in Scotland. Visits took place between May and September 2013 and a total of 51 women were interviewed (30 women across five prisons and 21 women in eight hospital). Issues examined included use of drugs and alcohol; children and family contact; and domestic violence and abuse. The experiences of women varied considerably. The report also highlights the different experiences that women receive once they are in the hospital system and the need for better community support to prevent the need for detention. Recommendations include: improved mental health assessment for those charged with violent and disruptive behaviour; better coordination between addition and mental health services; supporting mothers in prison to maintain contact with their children, and improving community support for women experiencing mental health problems. (Original abstract)