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- Title:
- The Mental Health Act
- Description:
- This session is aimed at a universal audience. The law around providing treatment for mental health problems can be complicated, especially when it comes to children and young people. It is vital that professionals providing care and treatment to children and young people are aware of who is agreeing to them delivering that care. It could be the young person themselves, their parents or the law can be used. This session is designed to help professionals working with children and young people understand these different options, and when to use them.
- Hierarchy:
- MindEd Core Content (Universal) > Cultural and legal issues > The Mental Health Act
- Author(s):
-
Dan Hayes
- Created:
- 6 Dec 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 31 Oct 2018
- Keywords:
- 410-056, Mental Health Act, MHA, Mental Capacity Act, MCA, Section 2, Section 3, Section 4, Section 5(2), Section 5(4), Section 136, S136, capacity, consent, competence, child, young person
- Quicklink:
- 410-056
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- Title:
- The Mental Health Act
- Description:
- This session is aimed at a universal audience. The law around providing treatment for mental health problems can be complicated, especially when it comes to children and young people. It is vital that professionals providing care and treatment to children and young people are aware of who is agreeing to them delivering that care. It could be the young person themselves, their parents or the law can be used. This session is designed to help professionals working with children and young people understand these different options, and when to use them.
- Hierarchy:
- MindEd Core Content (Universal) > Cultural and legal issues > The Mental Health Act
- Author(s):
-
Dan Hayes
- Created:
- 6 Dec 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 31 Oct 2018
- Keywords:
- 410-056, Mental Health Act, MHA, Mental Capacity Act, MCA, Section 2, Section 3, Section 4, Section 5(2), Section 5(4), Section 136, S136, capacity, consent, competence, child, young person
- Quicklink:
- 410-056