Mental illness rights and laws

• [PDF File]MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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  Discrimination on the ground of mental illness is covered by State anti-discrimination legislation in Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and the ACT. The NSW law extends only to "physical" and "intellectual" disability - which leaves people with mental illness in a difficult position. South Australian law specifically excludes mental

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• [PDF File]State Laws Affecting the Voting Rights of People with ...

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  incapacitated person retains all legal rights which the court has not seen fit to delegate to the limited guardian. Comment to ALA. CODE § 26-2A-105. Consumers of mental health services have the same general rights as other citi zens of Alabama, including the right to vote and participate in the political process. ALA. CODE § 22-56-4(a)(5).

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• Navigating the Rights of the Mentally Ill and the Second ...

  in gun violence is not a novel debate.5 Although mental illness is not a sig-nificant factor in most violent acts in modern society,6 recent policy discus-sion and legislation have frequently focused on means to restrict the rights of people with mental illness to possess a firearm in hopes of curbing this particular type of violent act.

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• [PDF File]Policy and Procedures on the Accommodation of Mental Illness

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  • discrimination based on mental illness is prevented; and • mental illness is understood and accepted without stigma as a result of ongoing training and information about mental illness. 1.2 Employees who experience mental illness are entitled to have their needs accommodated so that they can do their work to the best of their abilities.

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• [PDF File]Rights of Adults Receiving Treatment in an Indiana Mental ...

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  of this book include a copy of the Indiana laws about mental health treatment, resource information, and community mental health center contact information. Readers who still have questions are encouraged to contact their treatment team, social worker, an attorney, or Indiana Disability Rights at 1-800-622-4845. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

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• [PDF File]Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation: WHO's Framework

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  Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation: WHO's Framework "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights" -The Universal Declaration of Human Rights "In one country, people are locked away in traditional mental hospitals, where they are continuously

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• [PDF File]21st Edition Texas Laws Relating to Mental Health

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  Texas Laws Relating to Mental Health Reflecting changes in law passed by the 85th Legislature, Regular Session – 2017 The laws reflected in this edition include both substantive and non-substantive revisions to the law passed by the 85th Legislature. References to agencies, such as the Department of State Health Services have been updated

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• [PDF File]Drug Addiction and Federal Disability Rights Laws Fact Sheet

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  federal disability rights protections is a fact- specific inquiry based on the criteria described above. However, persons receiving MAT cannot be, by virtue of that fact, excluded from protection under federal disability rights laws. Because MAT related medications are prescribed and are taken under the supervision of a

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• [PDF File]Rights of Persons with Mental Illness

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  Rights of Persons with Mental Illness If you are a person with mental illness who is admitted to a treatment facility (e.g. public or private hospital, community facility for individuals with mental illness, halfway house, nursing home, or substance abuse facility), you have the following rights provided under Louisiana Law (R.S. 28:171). ...

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• [PDF File]Mental Health Laws

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  People with mental illness have the same legal rights and obligations, and are subject to the same laws as the general population. Sometimes, however, mentally ill people may be affected by specific laws

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• [PDF File]Fair Housing for Individuals with Mental Health ...

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  Fair housing laws prohibit discrimination in housing against individuals with disabilities, including ... Individuals with disabilities have rights of self-determination and independence. Some individuals ... have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

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• [PDF File]Your Rights as a Person with Mental Illness

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  Your Rights as a Person with Mental Illness When you are admitted to the psychiatric ward of the hospital, you may be admitted either voluntarily or involuntarily. Depending on your status of admission, you have different rights under the law (Mental Health Act of BC). The following outlines your rights and responsibilities.

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• MENTAL HEALTH LAWS AND PATIENTS’ RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA

  health patients’ rights and mental health holds in the state of California. It is intended for informational or educational purposes only. The laws described in this slide show are found in the California Welfare and Institutions Code, starting in section 5000, and in Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations. These laws are often ...

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• [PDF File]RIGHTS OF RECIPIENTS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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  individuals with developmental disability or mental illness. (2) A community mental health services program shall distribute the pamphlet described in subsection (1) to each recipient receiving services through the community mental health services program and, if applicable, to the recipient's guardian or the parent of a minor recipient.

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• [PDF File]Your Rights as a Person with Serious Mental Illness

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  rights does not necessarily follow a diagnosis of mental illness or even court-ordered treatment. Even those people who may not exercise full rights of citizenship are covered by the laws protecting people with serious mental illness.

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• How Evictions from Subsidized Housing Routinely Violate ...

  Routinely Violate the Rights of Persons with Mental Illness Meghan P. Carter∗ ¶1 People with severe and persistent mental illness are too often evicted from their housing for reasons that are truly related to a disability, in violation of state and federal law.1 Evictions are quick and can be initiated and concluded without any consideration

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• [PDF File]Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan

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  Mental Health Code Sections 706, 706a . When you make a request for, or begin to receive, mental health services, you are to be given information about the rights guaranteed in Chapters 7 and 7A of the Code. This booklet meets that requirement and provides you a summary of the information and rights contained in those chapters.

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• [PDF File]INTERNATIONAL LAW, MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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  laws fully recognize the rights of those with mental illness”.14 There are also agreed international standards of good practice which are not legally binding. These include the UN Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons (1971)15; the Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and

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