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In January, the government launched a public consultation on proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act. This included publication of a white paper, setting out how the Act would be reformed. This was also the response to the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, set up in 2017.
Members of the Independent Mental Health Network came together to develop a response to the consultation and proposed reforms. This was co-developed over two sessions, and was submitted to the Department of Health & Social Care on 21 April 2021.
Click here to download and read IMHN’s response to the proposed reforms.
Members of IMHN also featured in videos, encouraging people to respond to the consultation. You can watch these videos by clicking their names below.
April 27, 2021 at 7:53 am
Members of the Independent Mental Health Network have produced videos encouraging members of the public to respond to the consultation about the proposed Mental Health Act reforms.
In January, the government published a white paper setting out how the Mental Health Act might change. The consultation on these changes is open until Wednesday 21 April at 11:59pm. Members of IMHN are working on a joint response about the topics that matter most to them.
Francesco and Kaz, members of IMHN, produced two videos talking about why it’s important that people respond to the consultation. These videos have been published by the Department of Health & Social Care on social media. Thank you to Francesco and Kaz!
You can read about the proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act, and respond to the consultation, by clicking here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-the-mental-health-act
April 19, 2021 at 12:07 pm