Mental Health Act - Reformdoi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7221.1322LegalApproachMentalHealthTherapiesRadcliffe M.R ThayaParanBMJ
Focuses on the Mental Health Act in Great Britain. Promotion of the principle of non-discrimination on the grounds of mental ill health; Emphasis on patient autonomy; Incorporation of safeguards to ensure the health and safety of individual patients and the safety of the public; Recommendation to...
Cures Act brings mental health reform, but much more needed for children and adolescentsLast month, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act, which represents major progress into mental health reform. Along with major changes to this country''s mental health system, the legislation ...
The growing strength of advocates for mental health reform, called the mental hygiene movement, and passage of the National Mental Health Act in 1946 in the USA instigated new directions in mental health care. The UK Mental Health Act of 1959 encouraged a rapid reduction in mental hospital beds...
Reform of the Mental Health Act Health or safety? The Mental Health Act 1959 followed a groundbreaking Royal Commission and marked a transition from legalistic forms to paternalism. Mental health professionals were given wide latitude to act in the health interests of people with mental... G Szmu...
In a motion moved in the ACT Legislative Assembly on Thursday (4 June), Ms Dunne said that The Canberra Hospital’s (TCH) adult mental health unit (AMHU) was operating at above capacity between 2017 and 2019 and that the funding of four additional beds in the ward is providing...
One campaigner said it was clear that the review – chaired by Professor Simon Wessely –was “tinkering around the edges” of the Mental Health Act (MHA) and would not be recommending any “dramatic reform”. She and others raised concerns that the review team appeared to have dism...
In the 114thCongress, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R. 2646) was introduced in June 2015. It gained a Senate companion in August 2015, with the introduction of the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (S. 1945). The more recent Mental Health Reform Act of ...
The growing strength of advocacy for mental health reform, called the mental hygiene movement, and the passage of the National Mental Health Act in 1946 in the USA instigated new directions in mental health care. The UK Mental Health Act of 1959 encouraged a rapid reduction in mental hospital ...
Reports that the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and the United States Treasury have jointly issued interim regulations to assist employers and insurance companies in complying with the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996. When the regulations were signed; Details on the regulations. 年份...