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Research & Analysis Published 3 Nov 2022 Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology ↗ View on Parliament

Mental Health Act Reform - Children and Young People

Type: POSTnote (POST-PN-0685) The UK Government has published a draft Mental Health Bill to amend the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983. This POSTnote covers how and when the MHA is used to treat children and young people aged under 18 (CYP) and stakeholder perspectives on the potential impact of the reforms on CYP.

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