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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.
- 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)
Please note; we no longer provide hard copies of the above leaflets
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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