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A self-determined approach to health, housing and education in …

WEBFoundational reforms are needed across the housing, education, disability and mental health systems to address systemic and intersecting injustices caused to …

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Rights of people receiving compulsory treatment Victoria Legal Aid

WEBThe right to communicate freely. You have a right to communicate lawfully if you are being held for compulsory treatment. Communication is being able to: send or …

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Mental health and your rights Victoria Legal Aid

WEBA number of laws protect your rights if you are being treated for mental illness, including rights to privacy, confidentiality and other human rights. The Mental …

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Building a recovery-focused mental health system

WEBThis is the second in a series of short articles drawing on our six key areas of focus from our submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.

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New mental health laws for a new era – we're in your corner

WEB‘If it had not been for IMHA and my amazing advocate Zara, and them talking me through the situation I was in … I probably would have been put on a six- or 12-month order. …

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Independent Mental Health Advocacy – Know your rights poster …

WEBThe poster has information about how to contact IMHA (Independent Mental Health Advocacy), a free and confidential service for people receiving compulsory …

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Your advocacy guide

WEBHRLC.ORG.AU 4 1. Compulsory mental health treatment In Victoria, the Mental Health Act 2014 provides for the compulsory mental health treatment of people diagnosed with a …

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to realise the vision of mental health reform

WEBOver 270 people attended our online panel discussion about how the 2022 Mental Health and Wellbeing Act can help to realise the Royal Commission's vision for a …

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Medical treatment decisions Victoria Legal Aid

WEBHealth Vic has forms for recording your decisions about medical treatment in the future , if you are not able to communicate your wishes or if you no longer have decision-making …

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Centring the mental health system on respect, rights and recovery

WEBWe have outlined this vision in a submission to the Independent Review of Victoria’s Compulsory Treatment Criteria and Decision-making Laws , calling for a new …

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Compulsory treatment orders Victoria Legal Aid

WEBThere are three types of compulsory treatment orders: assessment orders – made by a registered medical practitioner or a doctor to allow an authorised psychiatrist …

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Landmark judgment strengthens patients’ rights in compulsory

WEBThe Supreme Court of Victoria has today made a landmark decision that strengthens the rights of mental health patients who are facing electroconvulsive …

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Stopping the cycle of offending for people living with mental …

WEB(ARC) is a pre-sentence, solution-focused court for people experiencing mental health issues and/or cognitive impairment that provides treatment and support to …

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New Mental Health Act to lay foundation for system change

WEBand extensive ongoing engagement with sector and consumer experts. As the largest provider of legal and non-legal advocacy services for people with mental …

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Other support for mental health and disability Victoria Legal Aid

WEBMental Health Legal Centre (MHLC) provides a free and confidential legal service to Victorians with a lived experience of mental illness or involvement with the …

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Independent Mental Health Advocacy – Know your rights poster

WEBPublished 2023-09-01. Independent Mental Health Advocacy – Know your rights poster (orange) pdf 120.79 KB. Independent Mental Health Advocacy – Know your rights …

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COVID-19 and safety at work Victoria Legal Aid

WEBEveryone has the right to be safe and work, including during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. There are four things you need to know: employers must make sure their …

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When police are called because of your mental health condition

WEBWhen police are called because of your mental health condition. Information about action the police, protective services officers or other authorised persons, may take if you …

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