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‘We should only treat people who are ill’

Under the overarching mental health law covering England and Wales, people with a…

Hazel Watson

#MHTchat: sectioning under the Mental Health Act

How can we make the Mental Health Act more compassionate and humane?

LeeMC2022

‘For most, the Mental Health Act still means being sectioned’

Therapist Michael O'Sullivan says people with mental health needs get to the point where their liberty is…

LeeMC2022

Sectioning: Overwhelming support for two new legal rights

Mental Health Today polling has established that the public and mental health…

LeeMC2022

‘No one talked to me about my recovery care plan’

Jack Marsden's experience of hospital treatment - as a voluntary in-patient -…

Jack Marsden

‘Being detained made me feel totally helpless’

Karen Manton explores what it was like to be routinely sectioned after…

LeeMC2022

The basics: The Mental Health Act 1983

We answer your questions about The Mental Health Act 1983 - what…

LeeMC2022

Exclusive interview: ‘This is a once in a generation opportunity to make mental health care civilised, not coercive’

Our exclusive with the psychiatrist overseeing the review of the Mental Health…

Barney Cullum