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Articles tagged with: mental health act
Reforming the Mental Health Act
Health
By Dr Howard Ryland and Dr Sarah Bunn
Reforming the Mental Health Act
Proposed changes to the Mental Health Act focus on increasing patient autonomy and reducing assessment and detention. Dr Howard Ryland and Dr Sarah Bunn from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, a research service based in Parliament, describe the proposed reforms to this complex legislation
People with learning disabilities and autism are being failed by government inaction
Health
By Barbara Keeley MP
People with learning disabilities and autism are being failed by government inaction
Across the country there are more than 2,000 autistic people and people with learning disabilities who are being detained in inpatient settings.
'We really want to treat people as a whole': Why Mental Health Minister Maria Caulfield is switching strategies
Health
By Sophie Church
"We really want to treat people as a whole": Why Mental Health Minister Maria Caulfield is switching strategies
Having worked as a nurse for over 20 years, mental health minister Maria Caulfield has “a foot in both camps”. She speaks to Sophie Church about how the government is increasingly taking a holistic approach to mental health, and sheds light on her spat with a certain Countdown presenter…
Mental health reform needs to come with enhanced funding for community services
Health
By Barbara Keeley MP
Mental health reform needs to come with enhanced funding for community services
Mental Health Act reform should mean fewer people being held in secure inpatient units and more people getting support to continue to live in their communities.