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Service user & carer leaflets - Mental health act leaflets
The leaflets in this section have been published by the Scottish Government for use by service users and carers. They were developed in partnership with a number of organisations including service user and carer groups, advocacy organisations, health service providers and the Commission.
We do not stock hard copies of these leaflets, to order any publications listed on this page, please e-mail Edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk
- A short introduction to the new Mental Health Act
- An Introduction to the new Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
- A guide to named persons
- A guide to advance statements
- A guide to Compulsory Treatment Orders (.pdf)
- A guide to consent to treatment (.pdf)
- A guide to emergency and short term powers (.pdf)
- A guide to independent advocacy (.pdf)
- A guide for people involved in criminal justice proceedings
- A guide to the role of local authorities and NHS boards (.pdf)
- Role of the Mental Welfare Commission for service users and their carers (.pdf)
- Putting Principles into Practice (.pdf)
- An introduction to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (.pdf)
- A guide to the appeals process (.pdf)
- Rights of carers (.pdf)
- A guide to the role of the Mental Health Officer (.pdf)
Other formats & languages
View a complete list of all community languages translations, audio, large print and Braille versions of the above topic guides.
Community language translations and a large print version of the 'short introduction to the new Mental Health Act' are available on the Scottish Government website. Follow the relevant link from the list below:
- Short introduction in Arabic
- Short introduction in Bengali
- Short introduction in Cantonese
- Short introduction in Gaelic
- Short introduction in Hindi
- Short introduction in Punjabi
- Short introduction in Turkish
- Short introduction in Urdu
- Short introduction in large print
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