Mental health care

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Adult mental health Assessment, support and treatment in hospital and in the community.

Child and youth mental health Assessment, support and treatment in hospital and in the community.

Counselling Help to improve your wellbeing and manage when you’re experiencing changes to your health.

Mental health care: the law If you cannot make your own decisions about your treatment, the law says when you can be assessed, treated, cared for and supported.

Advance Agreements Decide in advance your preferences for mental health treatment and arrangements for your pets and property.

Your decision-making capacity How we assess if you're able to make your own decisions about your treatment.

Appointing a nominated person when you're unwell How to appoint someone to help you express your interests and choices for treatment and care.

Suicide prevention Why people take their own life, reducing risks, warning signs, supporting someone who is suicidal, and support after suicide.

Advisory notes from the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist

Administration of electroconvulsive therapy

Affected people and the affected person's register

Apprehension and detention

Approved mental health facilities

Chief Psychiatrist: standard operating procedures and guidelines

Confinement, restraint, seclusion and forcible giving of medication

Leave for people detained under forensic mental health orders

Mental Health Act forms

Mental health orders: for professionals

Support for a person with a mental illness or disorder

Rights of people experiencing mental illness or a mental disorder

The role of ACAT under the Mental Health Act