by Stephen Jeffreys | Mar 29, 2018 | Consultations, Services, Treatment and rights
The deadline for the Service User and Carer Survey for the Review of the Mental Act has been extended to Friday 6th April. The survey is for those who have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and those who have supported someone who has been sectioned. You can...
by Stephen Jeffreys | Jan 24, 2018 | Consultations, Services, Treatment and rights
The government has recently set up an Independent Review of the Mental Health Act. The Mental Health Act 1983 includes the powers and procedures for compulsory treatment in psychiatric hospitals, Community Treatment Orders, and the police power to arrest and detain in...
by Stephen Jeffreys | Nov 13, 2017 | Services
Members of Suresearch have attended a national round table discussion focusing on prevention of mental distress from the perspective of people with lived experience. The event, on Wednesday 8th November, was organised by University of Birmingham’s Mental Health...