Mental Health Rights Manual
An online guide to help explain your legal and human rights in the mental health and human services systems in New South Wales.
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MHCC suggest that review of the GA consider the development of laws with a stronger human rights focus. Particularly in the US and Canada new adult guardianship laws have emerged to protect the rights of people with decision-making disabilities, including those with psychiatric impairment.
March 2016
MHCC propose that there is no ‘one-size fits all’ model. What we deem critical is that supported decision-making (SDM) principles are determined, and that a framework is developed and established from which a supporter/facilitator can draw upon, when supporting an individual, according to need.
January 2016
The primary focus of the proposal is provision of a Physical Health Infrastructure Grant Round to the sector designed to seed fund establishment of processes and activities within organisations and between organisations and primary and other health care agencies.
November 2015
October 2015
MHCC responds to the questions raised in the Discussion Paper.
October 2015
MHCC expresses a number of concerns that relate to the ability of current mechanisms for both systemic and individual advocacy to meet those stated objectives, outcomes and outputs.
July 2015
MHCC propose that this removal of financial support is punitive and will create further disadvantage affecting the potential for a person’s recovery and rehabilitation after they leave forensic facilities. This policy change will disproportionately affect Aboriginal people with coexisting mental illness and cognitive impairment as they are significantly over represented in forensic environments.
June 2015
April 2015
A strong, diverse, specialised and collaborative community managed mental health sector is essential to the success of the NSW Mental Health Strategic Plan 2014-2024.
January 2015
The proposed amendments to the NSW Mental Health Act are uncontroversial, however, MHCC are disappointed that there is an absence of the positive rights that might be activated. This falls far short of the Election Commitment the NSW Government made in the wake of the Waterlow Case and recommendations from various quarters including the Deputy State Coroner.
November 2014
MHCC comments on the Equality, Capacity & Disability in Commonwealth Laws: Discussion Paper 81.
June 2014
MHCC comments, the paper lists a number of issues for stakeholders relevant to the review and the Terms of Reference.
June 2014
