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Chapter 4 Section I: Compulsory treatment in the community …

WebPrint this section. Chapter 4 Section I: Compulsory treatment in the community under the Mental Health Act 2007 4I.1: Community Treatment Orders (CTO)

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MHCC Mental Health Rights Manual – An online guide to the legal …

WebMental Health Rights Manual An online guide to help explain your legal and human rights in the mental health and human services systems in New South Wales.

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Chapter 4 Section F: Compulsory treatment in hospital under the

WebPrint this section. Chapter 4 Section F: Compulsory treatment in hospital under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) This section outlines what treatment you can be given without your consent under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW).It provides information on:

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Chapter 4 Section B: Initial detention and transport under the

WebPrint this section. Chapter 4 Section B: Initial detention and transport under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) There are various ways you can be taken to a public mental health facility or emergency department for further assessment under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW). This may happen against your will.

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Chapter 1 Section C: Policy, organisational frameworks and

WebPrint this section. Chapter 1 Section C: Policy, organisational frameworks and practice approaches in the mental health service system. This section provides an introduction to:

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Chapter 8 Section F: People with mental health conditions who

WebPrint this section. Chapter 8 Section F: People with mental health conditions who have alcohol and other drug issues 8F.1: Introduction. Many people with mental health conditions have co-existing alcohol and other drug (AoD) issues.

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Chapter 4 Section D: Voluntary patients under the Mental Health

WebPrint this section. Chapter 4 Section D: Voluntary patients under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) The Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) is mainly about involuntary treatment and admission, but it also deals with ‘voluntary patients’. A voluntary patient A voluntary patient is someone who admits himself or herself to a public mental health facility in …

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Chapter 3 Section C: Rights in public hospitals

WebChapter 3 Section C: Rights in public hospitals. This section describes your rights in public hospitals. It has information about: Admission to a public hospital. Discharge from a public hospital. Who makes the decisions about your health care in a public hospital. Maintaining partner, family and community relationships and meeting sexual needs

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Chapter 3 Section G: Confidentiality and privacy

Web3G.1: Breach of confidentiality in relation to personal health information. If you think a health care practitioner or a health care provider has breached the confidentiality of your health records or of any discussions you have had with them as part of your treatment and care, you can complain to the Health Care Complaints Commission.

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Chapter 2 Section A: The Legal Framework

WebOverview of the legal system. The legal system in NSW (and Australia) is based on the system widely used in the English-speaking world. This system originated from Great Britain and was taken to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and other Commonwealth countries including (to some extent) the USA. These are sometimes referred to as the …

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Chapter 4 Section C: Admission to hospital under the Mental

WebPrint this section. Chapter 4 Section C: Admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) This section outlines the requirements for admission under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW). The following questions are answered:

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Chapter 5 Section F: Advance Care Directives

WebAdvance Care Directives are a way that you can give guidance to health care professionals about how you want to be treated in the future if you lose capacity to make healthcare decisions due to age, illness and/or injury. An Advance Care Directive must be made when you are considered, at law, to have legal capacity to make your own …

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Chapter 8 Section E: Children and young people with mental

WebPrint this section. Chapter 8 Section E: Children and young people with mental health conditions. Children and young people can experience mental health conditions, but they may not always know where to seek help or feel like they can seek help.

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Chapter 7 Section B: The right to equality

WebPrint this section. Chapter 7 Section B: The right to equality. This section of the Manual deals with your right to equality, and to not be discriminated against because of your mental health condition The term mental health condition is a broad term that refers to symptoms that may be caused by life events, genetic factors or birth defects. This condition can be …

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Chapter 5 Section B: Guardianship – MHCC Mental Health Rights …

Web5B.5: The Public Guardian. The Public Guardian is a public official whose role and functions are established under the under the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW). The Public Guardian is part of the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, and is different from the NSW Trustee and Guardian.

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Chapter 2 Section C: Australian National Laws and Standards

WebThe National Standards for Mental Health Services are standards that apply to all mental health services across Australia, including clinical services, in-patient units, and community mental health services provided by the public, private and non-government sectors. There are ten standards that deal with a range of issues which include rights

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Chapter 4 Section A: Overview and objectives of the Mental

WebPrint this section. Chapter 4 Section A: Overview and objectives of the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) The main purpose of the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) is to ensure the care and treatment of people in NSW who are ‘mentally ill’ or ‘mentally disordered’ (these terms have specific definitions under the Act).. The Objects of the Act set out its fundamental …

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Mental Illness, prisons and forensic facilities

WebPrint this section. Chapter 6 Section E : Mental Illness, prisons and forensic facilities. If you are a prisoner you are entitled to the same standard of health care as people who are not prisoners, and those who are forensic patients in the community.

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Chapter 4 Section H: Discharge and leave under the Mental Health …

WebPrint this section. Chapter 4 Section H: Discharge and leave under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) If you are lawfully detained in a public mental health facility as an assessable person prior to a Mental Health Inquiry or as an involuntary patient following a Mental Health Inquiry, you cannot leave the Facility without permission (‘being granted leave’) or …

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