Mental Health Act review ‘falls significantly short on human rights’
A government-commissioned review* set up to modernise the Mental Health Act has been criticised for…
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Fresh concerns from user-led network over mental health review
A user-led network has raised new concerns about the approach being taken by those leading…
Lib Dem conference: Members vote for rights-based reform to mental health laws
Liberal Democrats have called for an end to “discriminatory” laws that allow people with mental…
User-led alliance set to raise concerns for second time with Mental Health Act Review
User-led groups and service-users are set to raise grave concerns about the work of the…
General Election 2017: Tory mental health plans greeted with accusations of ‘hypocrisy’
Two user-led groups have accused the Conservative party of “hypocrisy” after it promised to end…
Mother pleads for help in ending autistic son’s seven-year incarceration
Disabled activists and academics have called for the release of an autistic man with learning…
Mental health laws are ‘intrinsically discriminatory’, says Perkins
Urgent action is needed to address the plight of tens of thousands of mental health…
Mental health survivor’s shock at MBE
A mental health service-user who has been sectioned more than 30 times in the last…