As in under the mental health act?
I can't speak for the whole country but in my area there are several ways to access mental health services, the usual bieng;
1. The police can detain you under section 136 of the mental health act if you are in a public place and they are concerned that you may be suffering from mental health issues.
2. The police under section 135 where they are concerned about a person in their home, however they need a warrant for this.
3. Present at your local A&E department where a mental health worker will assess you and possibly refer you for admission to a mental health unit.
4. Your GP can refer you for assessment by mental health services.
5. If you are already involved with mental health services your worker may refer you for a mental health assessment or admission to hospital.
Ideally these admissions would be informal admissions where the patient has capacity and consents to admission. Where someone does not have capacity/insight into their condition or are unwilling to stay in hospital then it may be considered appropriate to exercise a section of the mental health act.
This is not a comprehensive list and the process differs with forensic mental health facilities but these are the most common paths of admission in the setting I work in.
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As in under the mental health act? I can't speak for the whole country but in my area there are several ways to access mental health services, the usual bieng; 1. The police can detain you under section 136 of the mental health act if you are in a public place and they are concerned that you may be suffering from mental health issues. 2. The police under section 135 where they are concerned about a person in their home, however they need a warrant for this. 3. Present at your local A&E department where a mental health worker will assess you and possibly refer you for admission to a mental health unit. 4. Your GP can refer you for assessment by mental health services. 5. If you are already involved with mental health services your worker may refer you for a mental health assessment or admission to hospital.
Ideally these admissions would be informal admissions where the patient has capacity and consents to admission. Where someone does not have capacity/insight into their condition or are unwilling to stay in hospital then it may be considered appropriate to exercise a section of the mental health act.
This is not a comprehensive list and the process differs with forensic mental health facilities but these are the most common paths of admission in the setting I work in.
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