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Alliance policy

Issue by issue...

The Mental Health Alliance has identified a number of key issues which need to be addressed in the reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act.

These are:

• Principles
• Code of Practice
• Human Rights
• Black and Minority Ethnic Communities
• Definition and Exclusions
• Conditions for compulsion
• Supervised Community Treatment
• Criminal Justice System
• Assessment
• Advance Directives and Advance Statements
• Nearest relatives, nominated persons and carers
• Advocacy
• Tribunals
• Aftercare
• Treatment Safeguards
• Children and Young People
• Inspectorate
• Workforce Issues

In depth...

The Alliance has drawn up a comprehensive Policy Agenda which outlines our key concerns and recommendations for a better Bill. Read on...