ObjectiveThe Mental Health Act (MHA) 2007 (New South Wales [NSW]) is used to transport to, detain and treat individuals in a mental health facility. Patients are frequently taken to EDs under the MHA or detained in the ED for a mental health assessment. In NSW, medical practitioners, ...
For example, The Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) [52] is silent on a complaints process, whereas in Western Australia [35] there are specific provisions regarding processes for complaints about mental health services. In South Australia there is separate legislation covering complaints against health ...
NSW Mental Health Act Case Study “Everyone has an important role to play in achieving healthcare rights and contributing to safe, high quality care. Genuine partnerships between those families and carers of people receiving care and those providing it lead to the best possible outcomes.” (Wester...
2. NSW Centre for Eating & Dieting Disorders, Central Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia 3. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia 4. Orygen Research Centre, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australi...
Objective This retrospective study aimed to explore the appropriate application and implications of Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) (MHA) certificate use in a... S Lamont,S Brunero,S Sharma - 《Australian Health Review》 被引量: 3发表: 2016年 Dental surgery assistant trainees' perceptions of ment...
What are the key points of the mental health Act 2007? it establishes the system of public mental health care and provides for the licensing of private mental health facilities in NSW.it sets out the circumstances in which persons with mental illness may be admitted to and treated in public ...
Addressing wellbeing at the community level, using a public health approach may build wellbeing and protective factors for all. A collaborative, community-owned approach can bring together experience, networks, local knowledge, and other resources to for
Journal of Mental Health, 32(2), 396–406. Google Scholar Riley, G., Freeman, E., Laidlaw, J., & Pugh, D. (2011). ‘A frightening experience’: Detainees’ and carers’ experiences of being detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act. Medicine, Science and the Law, 51(...
Diverting mentally disordered offenders in the NSW Local Court Between 2004 and 2006, 2,711 persons dealt with in the local court were diverted from the criminal justice system by way of an order under s 32 of the Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990. This report is three-fold. The...
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of mental illness among prisoners in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Method: Mental illness was examined in two NSW prisoner populations: (i) new receptions to the correctional system; and (ii) sentenced prisoners. Reception prisoners were screened at four...