Publications
We produce a range of publications, for professionals, people with mental ill health and families/carers. You can download them from our website. We have copies of some materials – contact us to enquire.
44 matching publications.
The use of the Mental Health Act in Scotland during the Covid-19 pandemic
29 Jul, 2021 | .pdf, 1.5 MB
We look at detentions under the Mental Health Act between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2021. We look in detail into how many detentions there were, where and when they took place, and if there are any differences between health boards and also in characteristics of people who were detained.
Advance Statements in Scotland
15 Jul, 2021 | .pdf, 1.2 MB
There were concerns expressed in the Scottish Government’s review of the Mental Health Act in (known as ‘the McManus Review’) about the lack of uptake of advance statements. However, there have not been any estimates on prevalence until this report.
Authority to discharge - report into decision making for people in hospital who lack capacity
20 May, 2021 | .pdf, 1.4 MB
Local intelligence gathering and calls to the Commission’s advice line in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic suggested that people who were in hospital and lacked capacity may have been moved from hospital to care homes without full understanding of the legal requirements to ensure rights are upheld and the move to care was lawful. Specific concerns related to the use or otherwise of Section 13ZA of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 particularly in the context of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (‘the Coronavirus Act’).
Advance statement overrides monitoring report 2017-18 and 2018-19
16 Feb, 2021 | .pdf, 1.3 MB
This report focusses on advance statement overrides (ASOs). We present the data on:
- the number of overrides the Commission was informed about over the years 2017-18 and 2018-19;
- detail of the wishes and refusals that were overridden;
- and the actions the Commission took in some of these cases.
Characteristics of young people detained under the Mental Health Act in Scotland, 2015-2019
15 Oct, 2020 | .pdf, 1.5 MB
In this report, we expand on data presented in the Mental Health Act Monitoring Report, to explore the context around detentions and presentations of young people detained under the Mental Health Act.
AWI monitoring 2019-20 overview graphics
30 Sep, 2020 | .pdf, 132.3 KB
One page of graphics summarising the main findings in the AWI monitoring report 2019-20
Rise in number of young people with mental illness being treated in non-specialist wards
18 Mar, 2020 | .pdf, 1.1 MB
The number of young people under the age of 18 admitted to non-specialist hospital wards – mainly adult wards - for treatment of their mental illness in Scotland in 2018-19 rose for the second year running.
Mental Health Act monitoring report 2016-17 May 2018
25 May, 2018 | .pdf, 2.5 MB
We have a statutory responsibility to monitor the use of the Mental Health Act. Here we publish a summary of its use in 2016-2017. The report also includes a broader range of figures, and comparisons over the last 10 years. This document was first published in October 2017, and was reviewed and amended in May 2018.
Young Person monitoring report 2015-16
6 Oct, 2016 | .pdf, 777.9 KB
Our annual report of key findings from our monitoring of young persons to non-specialists wards in 2015-16. This includes the results from a second, more in-depth, monitoring exercise we undertook this year over a six months period.
Scotland's use of emergency detention without the consent of mental health officers
30 Jun, 2016 | .pdf, 591.5 KB
This report by the Commission - produced for the Scottish Government - examines Scotland's high levels of emergency mental health detention without the consent of specialist social workers.