Mental health orders
Most people with a mental illness or mental disorder willingly and actively seek help and can usually make decisions about treatment, care or support.
There may however be times when you become unwell because of your mental illness or mental disorder and you don’t have decision-making capacity, or you refuse help, despite there being a risk of harm to yourself, someone else or the community.
In these situations, a mental health order may be made.
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