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.
26 matching publications.
24 Sep, 2024 | .pdf, 322.9 KB
We know that a small number of people with a diagnosis of learning disability might need care and treatment according to this law. This paper looks at compulsory treatment orders and aims to understand how the law has helped this small group of people with a diagnosis of learning disability only.
12 Jan, 2023 | .pdf, 1.2 MB
The Commission monitors advance statement overrides (ASOs). The aim is to focus resources on more robust, timeous monitoring of ASOs that have not been subject to any external scrutiny by a designated medical practitioner, and on follow up that is more beneficial to patients.
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.
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.
16 Feb, 2021 | .pdf, 1.3 MB
This report focusses on advance statement overrides (ASOs). We present the data on:
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.
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.