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mental health law
Mental health law includes a wide variety of legal topics and pertain to people with a diagnosis or possible diagnosis of a mental health condition, and to those involved in managing or treating such people. Laws that relate to mental health incl ...
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Canada
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Mental Health Act (Ontario) (Ontario)
India
*The
Mental Health Care Act, 2017
In India, the Mental Health Care Act 2017 was passed on 7 April 2017 and came into force from 29 May 2018. The act effectively decriminalized attempted suicide which was punishable under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code. The law was describ ...
Ireland
*The
Mental Health Act 2001
New Zealand
*The
Mental health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992
Republic of Ireland
*The
Mental Health Act 2001
Singapore
* The
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act (Singapore) passed in 2008
United Kingdom
*The
Mental Health Act 1959
The Mental Health Act 1959 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales which had, as its main objectives, to abolish the distinction between psychiatric hospitals and other types of hospitals and to deinstitui ...
(c. 72)
*The
Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 51)
*The
Mental Health Act 1983
The Mental Health Act 1983 (c.20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covers the reception, care and treatment of mentally disordered people, the management of their property and other related matters, forming part of the men ...
, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
*The
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 was an act covering Scotland, comparable to the Mental Health Act 1983 which covered England and Wales. It was superseded by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
The Mental Health ( ...
, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
*The
Mental Health (Detention) (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 47)
*The
Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1994 (c. 6)
*The
Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c. 52)
*The
Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 (asp 1)
*The
Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1999 (c. 32)
*The
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, which came into effect on 5 October 2005, is an Act of the Scottish Parliament that enables medical professionals to legally detain and treat people against their will on the grounds o ...
, an Act of the Scottish Parliament
*The
Mental Health Act 2007
The Mental Health Act 2007 (c 12) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amended the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It applies to people residing in England and Wales. Most of the Act was implemented on ...
, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
*The
Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010
The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 is a piece of legislation introduced to Wales by Health Minister Edwina Hart for both Health and Social Services. The measure was passed by the National Assembly for Wales
The Senedd (; ), officially know ...
(nawm 7)
*The
Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013
The Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (introduced into Parliament as the Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced to the House of Commons by Gavin Barwell, the Conservative Member ...
(c. 8)
*The
Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018[{{Cite web, url=https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mental-health-units-use-of-force-bill-becomes-law/#.XFc8GBlKh9g, title = Mental Health Units (Use of Force Bill) becomes law]
United States
*The
National Mental Health Act
The National Mental Health Act (1946) became law on July 3, 1946. It established and provided funds for a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
The act made the mental health of the people a federal priority. It was inspired by alarm at ...
of 1946, which called for the establishment of a National Institute of Mental Health
*The
Community Mental Health Act
The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA) (also known as the Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act, Mental Retardation Facilities and Construction Act, Public Law 88-164, or the Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Cente ...
, created by John F. Kennedy in 1963 as part of his New Frontier
*The
Mental Health Parity Act
The Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) is legislation signed into United States law on September 26, 1996 that requires annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits to be no lower than any such dollar limits for medical and surgical be ...
of 1996
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References
Lists of legislation by short title