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Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM
fcssbc.bsky.social
A new BC Ombudsperson update shows that safeguards under the Mental Health Act are applied inconsistently across B.C., with significant variation between health authorities.

Read the report: bcombudsperson.ca/investigativ...

#MentalHealthAct #BCHealth
2026 Investigation Update: Committed to Change | BC Ombudsperson
Committed to Change described our 2019 investigation into whether designated psychiatricfacilities were completing mandatory forms for involuntary admissions under the MentalHealth Act. The forms…
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January 28, 2026 at 12:22 AM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 AM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 23, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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#ExChangeWalesPod #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #AdultSocialCare #MentalHealthAct | @careresearchwales.bsky.social | @researchwales.bsky.social |
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 AM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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#ExChangeWalesPod #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #AdultSocialCare #MentalHealthAct | @careresearchwales.bsky.social | @researchwales.bsky.social |
January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
exchangewales.bsky.social
📣 New episode out now!

In this episode, we speak to Renée Aleong about her research on the detention of Black people under the Mental Health Act, and how we can effect change.

🎧 Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

#ExChangeWalesPod #AdultSocialCare #MentalHealthAct
January 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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#ExChangeWalesPod #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #AdultSocialCare #MentalHealthAct | @careresearchwales.bsky.social | @researchwales.bsky.social |
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 8, 2026 at 8:46 AM
johnpring.bsky.social
Controversial government legislation that has now become law provides no solution to the culture of abuse, neglect and exclusion within the mental health system, or its continued structural racism, say disabled campaigners.
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New Mental Health Act ‘offers no solution’ to abuse, exclusion and racism in mental health system
Controversial government legislation that has now become law provides no solution to the culture of abuse, neglect and exclusion within the mental health system, or its continued structural racism,…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM
johnpring.bsky.social
New Mental Health Act ‘offers no solution’ to abuse, exclusion and racism in mental health system
#MentalHealthAct
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-mental-h...
New Mental Health Act ‘offers no solution’ to abuse, exclusion and racism in mental health system
Controversial government legislation that has now become law provides no solution to the culture of abuse, neglect and exclusion within the mental health system, or its continued structural racism,…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
elm06.bsky.social
At last.

#mentalhealth #UKlaws #mentalhealthact

Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent, revolutionising care - GOV.UK share.google/rqxfdYVri83x...
Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent, revolutionising care
The Mental Health Bill has received Royal Assent to modernise outdated mental health laws and improve care for seriously ill patients.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Today, the Mental Health Act has received Royal Assent. Although it may be some time until it is implemented, the new Act aims to allow greater autonomy for people who may be detained in the future.

You can find out more here: https://ow.ly/r2zP50XLxb6

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Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent, revolutionising care
The Mental Health Bill has received Royal Assent to modernise outdated mental health laws and improve care for seriously ill patients.
ow.ly
December 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
thementalelf.bsky.social
48 people shared photos and stories of detention under the Mental Health Act 📸

The Co-Pact PhotoVoice study found coercive care, institutional racism, and people feeling "voiceless" 🌳🌤️🍄

#MentalHealth #RacialEquity #MentalHealthAct #CoProduction #ElfHelp

🧵 THREAD
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
stopthestigma.bsky.social
Son accused of killing father with crowbar had mental issues, court told #MilenkoSnjegota #mentalhealthact #criminalresponsibility
Son accused of killing father with crowbar had mental issues, court told
A NSW court is told heard Milenko Snjegota had limited capacity for reason when he allegedly murdered his 74-year-old father in their home near Wollongong.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
johnpring.bsky.social
Ministers leave door open to continuing ‘absolute scandal’ of inappropriate Mental Health Act detention
#MentalHealthBill #MentalHealthAct
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Ministers leave door open to continuing ‘absolute scandal’ of inappropriate Mental Health Act detention
A disabled MP has failed to persuade ministers to show exactly what progress they are making towards ensuring there are enough community services to halt the “scandal” of disabled people being inap…
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October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Being sectioned isn’t funny and shouldn’t be used as a cheap way for people to get a laugh.

#Sectioned #Trauma #MentalHealthAct #NotYourJoke

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Don’t use my trauma for your joke
How being sectioned isn’t a funny joke, it carries real long term trauma.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
electricbluesfan.bsky.social
7/9
While #patients can't leave or refuse #treatment, they do have legal recourse.

Anyone who is certified under the #MentalHealthAct has the right to appeal their involuntary status to the independent #MentalHealthReviewBoard.
September 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
madintheuk.bsky.social
Fun House – A Section 136 Pantomime in Five Acts
By TheDedicatedAMHP

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#Section136 #MentalHealthAct #PoliceAndMentalHealth #DetainedUnder136 #136Experience #MentalHealthLaw
July 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM