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Rights concerns over major Mental Health Act reforms

By John Pring on 14th January 2021 Category: Human Rights

Rights concerns over major Mental Health Act reforms
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User-led grassroots groups have raised serious concerns about the government’s new mental health white paper, particularly its failure to offer the full human rights set out in the UN disability convention. The white paper, published yesterday (Wednesday), aims to deliver “major […]

Mental Health Act review ‘falls significantly short on human rights’

By John Pring on 6th December 2018 Category: Human Rights

Mental Health Act review ‘falls significantly short on human rights’
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A government-commissioned review* set up to modernise the Mental Health Act has been criticised for falling “significantly short” of recommending full human rights for people in mental distress. The review, published today (Thursday), includes 154 recommendations for improvements to the Mental […]

User-led alliance set to raise concerns for second time with Mental Health Act Review

By John Pring on 16th August 2018 Category: Human Rights

User-led alliance set to raise concerns for second time with Mental Health Act Review
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User-led groups and service-users are set to raise grave concerns about the work of the team reviewing mental health laws on behalf of the government, including its refusal to take a “full human rights-based approach” to reform. An alliance of user-led […]

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