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Unlawful psychiatric detention: patient receives £11,500 in damages

(8 days ago) WEBThe hospital made a Part 36 offer of £11,500 plus legal costs which was accepted on 11 May 2018. Comment. This is one of the first reported cases where damages have been awarded for unlawful psychiatric detention. The decision will be of interest to mental …

https://www.mills-reeve.com/insights/blogs/health-and-care/may-2019/unlawful-psychiatric-detention-patient-receives-11

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Mental Health Act Detention Used After Son Kills Mother

(4 days ago) WEBThe judge in this case, Martin Picton, has determined that mental health orders should be imposed for Gavin Nash’s detention in a psychiatric unit. That …

https://www.legalreader.com/mental-health-act-detention-used-after-son-kills-mother/

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Fourth Amendment Liberty Interest During Mental Health Crisis — …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Seventh Court ultimately affirmed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendants on the basis of qualified immunity, even assuming that the …

https://uvamentalhealthpolicy.org/case-law/2017/4/27/fourth-amendment-liberty-interest-during-mental-health-crisis

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Study reveals inequities in mental health services for justice …

(4 days ago) WEBA new Northwestern University study found that most justice-involved youth with a mental health disorder did not receive needed services during the 16 years after …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-reveals-inequities-mental-health-justice.html

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Patients' experiences of assessment and detention under mental …

(3 days ago) WEBMethod. Five bibliographic databases were searched, supplemented by reference list screening and citation tracking. Studies were included if they reported on …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6520528/

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Lawyer: Mental patient has right against unlawful detention

(3 days ago) WEBBut Lisa Volpe, a lawyer for Mental Hygiene Legal Service, said the constitutional right of Stephen and patients like him against unlawful detention trumps …

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150912/NEWS/309129940/lawyer-mental-patient-has-right-against-unlawful-detention

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NY Court: Mental Patient Can Challenge Unlawful Detention

(2 days ago) WEBThe Court of Appeals, split 5-1, says New York's mental health statute governs such challenges by patients who believe they have sufficiently recovered, but it …

https://www.wamc.org/new-york-news/2015-10-22/ny-court-mental-patient-can-challenge-unlawful-detention

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11 DETENTION UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT - National …

(5 days ago) WEBThis chapter provides evidence about the key problems relating to detention under a section of the Mental Health Act (HMSO, 2007), including assessment, referral and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK327290/

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What to know about detention and the right to health OHCHR

(3 days ago) WEBFor Pūras mental health issues and deprivation of liberty are deeply connected. He points out that the rates of poor mental health in prisons exceed those of …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2018/06/what-know-about-detention-and-right-health

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NJ involuntary commitment law alarms mental health advocates

(8 days ago) WEBMental health, social services groups oppose the law. Nearly 50 statewide and national organizations disagree with the new law. They urged Murphy to veto the bill …

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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Hospitals Sued for False Imprisonment Due to… Relias Media

(6 days ago) WEBthe patient will continue to experience mental distress and deterioration of ability to function independently if not treated; the patient is unable to make a rational decision regarding …

https://www.reliasmedia.com/articles/143122-hospitals-sued-for-false-imprisonment-due-to-involuntary-holds

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Ethnic variations in compulsory detention under the Mental Health …

(3 days ago) WEBA large body of evidence suggests that black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) groups are at an increased risk of compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act in England …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(19)30027-6/fulltext

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Unlawful mental health detention – who is to blame?

(Just Now) WEBThe Court held that the patient’s detention had been unlawful from the start when the approved mental health professional [‘AMHP’] erred in whether the patient’s …

https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2011/01/20/unlawful-mental-health-detention-who-is-to-blame/

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Mental Health Boarding: In Re Detention of DW and the Legislative

(1 days ago) WEBThe number of available beds for mental health patients dropped by 36 percent, while the population of the state grew by 14 percent. At the same time, funding for the community …

https://www.wsha.org/policy-advocacy/issues/legal-issues/mental-health-boarding-in-re-detention-of-dw-and-the-legislative-response/

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High Court confirms it's unlawful for assessments for detention …

(2 days ago) WEBOn 22 January 2021, the High Court confirmed that under the Mental Health Act 1983, the phrases “personally seen” in s. 11(5) and “personally examined” in s. 12(1) require the …

https://www.brownejacobson.com/insights/high-court-confirms-its-unlawful-for-assessments-for-detention

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Identifying wrongful detention and what to do about it

(8 days ago) WEBThe purpose of the Mental Health Act is to ensure that care is provided to patients and that the public is protected. Within that context, patients’ rights should be protected, but not …

https://www.bevanbrittan.com/insights/articles/2011/identifyingwrongfuldetentionandwhattodoaboutit

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Police reveal 'unlawful' mental health detentions - BBC News

(8 days ago) WEBPolice reveal 'unlawful' mental health detentions. Police chiefs in England and Wales say they may be unlawfully detaining arrested people needing mental health …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42273474

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Unlawful detention of patients Bevan Brittan LLP

(9 days ago) WEBUnlawful detention of patients. 21/01/2011. Simon Lindsay reports on an important decision in the case of TTM –v- LB Hackney (2011) EWCA Civ 4, which causes pause …

https://www.bevanbrittan.com/insights/articles/2011/unlawfuldetentionofpatients

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Mental health – detention College of Policing

(1 days ago) WEBA doctor’s authority (under the MHA 1983 s 5 (2)) allows detention for up to 72 hours. A nurse of the prescribed class, which usually means a mental health, learning disabilities …

https://www.college.police.uk/app/mental-health/mental-health-detention

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Irrational, inhuman and degrading: detention of a mentally ill …

(9 days ago) WEBIrrational, inhuman and degrading: detention of a mentally ill asylum-seeker was unlawful. 23 April 2012 by Karwan Eskerie. R (on the application of HA (Nigeria)) v …

https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2012/04/23/irrational-inhuman-and-degrading-detention-of-a-mentally-ill-asylum-seeker-was-unlawful/

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Ending an Unlawful Detention martin searle solicitors

(9 days ago) WEBHowever, the detention will only be lawful if the correct process has been followed. The detention must be properly authorised under the Mental Health Act 1983, or under the …

https://www.ms-solicitors.co.uk/community-care-law/hospital-discharge/unlawful-detention/

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Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health

(6 days ago) WEBStudies show an association between people in correctional or detention facilities with a history of TBI and mental health problems, such as severe depression …

https://www.cdc.gov/correctional-health/about/index.html

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Justice Involved Services - The Official Web Site for The State …

(2 days ago) WEBmental health, social service, employment and housing upon release to the community. Care Plus, Inc. Jail Diversion Program 611 Route 46 West Hasbrouck Heights, NJ …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Justice_Involved.pdf

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Systems Advocacy - The Official Web Site for The State of …

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health Association of NJ 88 Pompton Avenue, Suite 1 Verona, N 07044 (973) 571-4100 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill -Bergen County 309 Valley Boulevard, Room …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Systems_Advocacy.pdf

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INVESTIGATION OF THE EDNA MAHAN CORRECTIONAL …

(3 days ago) WEBhousing compound for prisoners with mental health needs. The population of the facility during the Department’s July 2018 on-site review was 655 women prisoners. The State …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1268391/download

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Office of Public Affairs Justice Department Finds Nebraska …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Justice Department announced today that it found that Nebraska is unnecessarily segregating people with serious mental illness (SMI) in assisted living …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-nebraska-violates-federal-civil-rights-laws-unnecessarily

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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions …

(7 days ago) WEB76 Unlawful absence from mental health facility or other place 116 Effect of detention in mental health facility on sentence and parole (1) A period of …

https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/pdf/inforce/2024-05-24/act-2020-012

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Mental health study suggests patients born overseas more likely …

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to the AIHW, mental health represents 15 per cent of total burden of disease in NSW but Ms Brice said mental health only receives 5 per cent of overall …

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

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Amanda Bynes detained for mental health evaluation: report

(9 days ago) WEBAmanda Bynes is reportedly in police custody again amid ongoing mental health struggles. The Los Angeles Police Department handcuffed the former …

https://pagesix.com/2023/06/17/amanda-bynes-detained-for-mental-health-evaluation-report/

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