In 2002, the most modern and arguably most innovative mental health legislation in Australia — the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld) — came into effect in Queensland. The Queensland jurisdiction is unique in grafting procedural provisions and definitions from mental health legislation onto The Criminal...
We argue that Australia is in breach of international obligations, with inadequate access to mental health services, inconsistent mental health legislation across jurisdictions and ongoing structural (systematic) and individual discrimination. Discussion Inadequate access to mental health services is a world...
The MHA has been drafted to comply with the National Standards for Mental Health Services (1997), the United Nations Principles for the Protection of People with Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care (1997), and a model mental health legislation agreed to by all Australia...
We argue that Australia is in breach of international obligations, with inadequate access to mental health services, inconsistent mental health legislation across jurisdictions and ongoing structural (systematic) and individual discrimination. Discussion Inadequate access to mental health services is a world...
Mental health policyLegislation, medicalInformed consentdoi:10.5694/mja2.50505Katrine Del VillarQueensland University of Technology Brisbane QLDChristopher J RyanSydney Health Ethics University of Sydney Sydney NSWJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdMedical Journal of Australia...
Mental health is a critical global concern, with a substantial impact on individuals, communities and economies. Digital mental health solutions, leveraging AI and ML, have emerged to address the challenges of access, stigma and cost in mental health care. Despite their potential, ethical and ...
Australia is also one of the pioneer countries in implementing the WHO’s Mental Health Action Plan, and the only country that has updated its national policy and legislation three times, with the last reform taking place in 2015 [32,33]. The 19 other countries that have participated in the...
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2022,19(22), 15149;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215149 Submission received: 26 October 2022/Revised: 11 November 2022/...