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New WHO guidance seeks to put an end to human rights …

(6 days ago) WEBWHO’s new “Guidance on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches” further affirms that mental health care must be grounded in a human rights-based approach, as recommended by the WHO …

https://www.who.int/news/item/10-06-2021-new-who-guidance-seeks-to-put-an-end-to-human-rights-violations-in-mental-health-care

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The ethical dilemma of involuntary mental health treatment

(1 days ago) WEBBECKER: Without treatment, Laura says Nick became a shell of his former self … though there were times that she saw the son she remembered. CRACIUN: …

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/04/17/ethical-dilemma-involuntary-mental-health-treatment

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New WHO guidance aims to stamp out rights violations in mental …

(4 days ago) WEB‘A more holistic approach’ The guidance recommends that mental health provision should be located in the community and include support for daily living, such …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1093732

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WHO and UN Human Rights Office launch new guidance to …

(2 days ago) WEBThe new guidance aims to support countries to transform mental health systems and services, increase equality and justice in mental health care, and prevent, …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/10/who-and-un-human-rights-office-launch-new-guidance-improve-laws-addressing

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Involuntary Mental Health Treatment Mental Health America

(Just Now) WEBPolicy. Mental Health America (MHA) believes that effective protection of human rights and the best hope for recovery from mental illness comes from access to voluntary mental …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/involuntary-mental-health-treatment

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Mental Health Rights Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WEBAs an organization, MHA is committed to the principles of human and civil rights inherent to the concept of equal justice under the law. This includes the rights of persons with …

https://mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-rights

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Is involuntary psychiatric commitment making a policy …

(4 days ago) WEBInstead, they say, the state should invest in better voluntary mental health services which help maintain peoples' dignity and civil rights. The group filed a lawsuit in January to try to block

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/31/1164281917/when-homelessness-and-mental-illness-overlap-is-compulsory-treatment-compassiona

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Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to Involuntary Psychiatric

(Just Now) WEBCivil commitment statutes typically authorize involuntary hospitalization when someone poses a danger to self or others, or cannot adequately provide self-care, …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20220296

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Global mental health should engage with the ethics of involuntary

(7 days ago) WEBGlobal mental health, as a field, has focused on both increasing access to mental health services and promoting human rights. Amidst many successes in …

https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-021-00448-0

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Court: Mental Health Patient’s Rights Violated In Emergency Room

(1 days ago) WEBIn the case of Jane Doe versus the Department of Health and Human Services, she was held against her will for 17 days in an emergency room.The agency …

https://indepthnh.org/2021/05/11/supreme-court-says-mental-health-patients-rights-violated/

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Mental health: Promoting and protecting human rights

(8 days ago) WEBBy ensuring laws and policies related to mental health are in line with internationally agreed human rights conventions. Countries should ensure their policies and laws …

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/mental-health-promoting-and-protecting-human-rights

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Involuntary Commitments: Billing Patients for Forced Psychiatric …

(7 days ago) WEBGiven the lack of transparency in billing for mental health services, patients may find it challenging to determine their financial responsibilities for care they refused. …

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030319

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Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to Involuntary Psychiatric

(5 days ago) WEBchronic mental health needs in U.S. settings already receive high-intensity outpatient services, such as assertive com-munity treatment. Nonetheless, home-based treatment …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/epdf/10.1176/appi.ps.20220296

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The ethical dilemma of involuntary mental health treatment

(7 days ago) WEBBECKER: In California, Governor Gavin Newsom overhauled the state’s mental health policies last October – the changes which included loosening long …

https://www.vpm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2024-04-17/the-ethical-dilemma-of-involuntary-mental-health-treatment

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Involuntary Civil Commitment: Fourteenth Amendment Due …

(2 days ago) WEBAbuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),2 a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), civil commitment is a …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47571

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Beyond Patient Characteristics: A Narrative Review of Contextual

(4 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. Coercive measures in mental health care, including involuntary admission (IA), are a significant infringement of human rights and autonomy …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10379438/

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NJ involuntary commitment law alarms mental health advocates

(8 days ago) WEBNorthJersey.com. 0:00. 1:55. People experiencing mental health crises could face longer involuntary commitment times in hospitals and emergency …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/08/22/new-jersey-mental-health-crisis-law-alarms-social-service-groups-involuntary-confinement-hospitals/70623537007/

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Involuntary Hospitalization and Coercion of Homeless People With …

(7 days ago) WEBMany people with mental illness experiencing homelessness already have tenuous relationships and engagement with mental health services due to experiences of …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2803752

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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Mental Health Care - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (MHCA 2017), [ 1] explicitly talks about the rights of patients with mental illness (PWMI) and lays down the ethical and legal responsibilities …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436399/

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Constitutional Rights Violations in Civil Commitment

(4 days ago) WEBDiscussion. Goines v. Valley Community Services Board highlights various aspects of civil commitment, including the importance of having probable cause to …

https://jaapl.org/content/45/1/105

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Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services Home

(Just Now) WEBThe Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) serves as the Single State Agency (SSA) for Substance Use and the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) as …

https://nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/

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Mental health study suggests patients born overseas more likely …

(3 days ago) WEBDespite a desire to reduce the practice in NSW, data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows 53 per cent of all hospitalisations for …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-22/nsw-involuntary-treatment-mental-health-study-patients/103794854

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Directory of Mental Health Services - The Official Web Site for …

(2 days ago) WEBHealthcare Commons Family Health Services 500 Pennsville-Auburn Road Carney's Point, NJ 08069 (856) 299-3200. Mental Health Association of Monmouth Co. 119 Avenue at …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/hotlines/MH_Dir_COMPLETE.pdf

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Behavioral & Mental Health - New Bridge Medical Center

(6 days ago) WEBReferrals may be made by yourself, physicians, psychologists, social workers, mental health professionals, social service agencies, family members, or friends. You can …

https://www.newbridgehealth.org/health-services/behavioral-health/

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