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The Mental Health Act 2001 is an Act of the Irish Parliament, the Oireachtas, which sets out the legal procedures for admissions and treatment in approved centres. It aims to protect the rights of everyone using the mental health services.
In the United Kingdom, the process known in the United States as involuntary commitment is informally known as "detaining" or "sectioning," using various sections of the Mental Health Act 1983 (covering England and Wales), the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 that provide ...
The Mental Health Commission is an independent body formed in 2002. Its functions were established by the Mental Health Act 2001 [1] to regulate and inspect mental health services in Ireland. It is (also set down by the Act) the facilitator of the Mental health tribunal system in Ireland. The Commission appoints the panel members which sit on ...
An Act to make more effectual Provision for the Establishment of Asylums for the Lunatic Poor, and for the Custody of Insane Persons charged with Offences in Ireland. Citation: 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 33: Territorial extent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Dates; Repealed: 30 December 2015: Other legislation; Repeals/revokes
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The Department of Health (Irish: An Roinn Sláinte) is a department of the Government of Ireland.The department's mission is to "support, protect and empower individuals, families and their communities to achieve their full health potential by putting health at the centre of public policy and by leading the development of high quality, equitable and efficient health and personal social services."
Mental health in the Republic of Ireland is the subject of state and community sector intervention in Ireland. The Irish state devolves responsibility for mental health to the Department of Health. Community groups and charities also provide support in the prevention and management of mental illness as well as suicide prevention.
The council was established by the Medical Practitioners Act 1978 [2] and commenced operation in April 1979. [3] It replaced an earlier body, the Medical Registration Council, which had been established under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 1927, [4] and which took over certain functions from the General Medical Council (the medical regulator for the United Kingdom).