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Mental health in the United Kingdom involves state, private and community sector intervention in mental health issues. One of the first countries to build asylums , the United Kingdom was also one of the first countries to turn away from them as the primary mode of treatment for the mentally ill.
The Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It covers the reception, care and treatment of mentally disordered people, the management of their property and other related matters, forming part of the mental health law for the people in England and Wales.
Pages in category "History of mental health in the United Kingdom" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Mental Health Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2.c. 72) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales which had, as its main objectives, to abolish the distinction between psychiatric hospitals and other types of hospitals and to deinstituitionalise mental health patients and see them treated more by community care.
The Retreat, commonly known as the York Retreat, is a place in England for the treatment of people with mental health needs. Located in Lamel Hill in York , it operates as a not for profit charitable organisation .
Following the general election in June 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Jackie Doyle-Price as the UK's first minister with responsibility for mental health. The portfolio was further expanded in October 2018, on World Mental Health Day, to include suicide prevention.
History of mental health in the United Kingdom (4 C, 111 P) L. ... Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy; R.
Pages in category "Mental health legal history of the United Kingdom" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .