12/11/2024
After years of campaigning, the new Mental Health Bill began the process of being approved by the UK parliament last week. This is a big win for Rethink Mental Illness. The current Mental Health Act is badly out of date and people severely affected by mental illness did not have a fair say in their treatment. Whilst welcoming this change, there is still a long way to go. Rethink Mental Illness will be working hard to ensure that the Mental Health Act works well for everyone and have created a summary of what is included, and not... please follow this link to read their post.
After years of campaigning, consulting and amending, the new Mental Health Bill was introduced to Parliament on 6 November 2024. This is a huge step towards modernising the dated laws that dictate what happens when someone is detained under the Mental Health Act.
