News from BIHR The Mental Health Act Reform and Human Rights The Mental Health Act 1983 is a piece of legislation in England and Wales setting out when people can be detained and hospitalised for mental health treatment. The government published a White Paper in January 2021 on plans to change and update the Mental Health Act, and there is now an open consultation process on the proposed changes. You can read more about the proposed reforms in our plain language Explainer here. The consultation closes on the 21 April 2021. We held two sessions with partners NSUN (the National Survivor User Network) to give people an opportunity to share their views and experiences of working with the Act or accessing mental health services, and to and learn more about the Mental Health Act White Paper consultation process. If you couldn’t make it to our sessions, you can still your experience with us through our easy read survey. Fill it out to inform our consultation response: https://www.su…

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