Helping people severely affected by mental illness to be heard in Westminster | APPG on Mental Health
Jul 25, 2019 • 22 tweets • 10 min read
We are now hearing from @KeeleyMP who opens by saying that the Mental Health Act as it currently stands is not working. She goes on to tell the story of a man called Matthew took his own life who was detained under the Act.
She goes on to talk about the different failures in his care e.g. abuse on the ward, lack of care planning
Jul 25, 2019 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
We now hear from @KevanJonesMP about the need to reduce the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act. He welcomes the Independent Review - 'it is important to recognise that things have changed... our attitudes over the last few years have changed'
@KevanJonesMP He adds that Georgi's story raised by @JohnnyMercerUK is important, as it shows how when we put people at the heart of their treatment, the Act can work.
Jul 25, 2019 • 22 tweets • 12 min read
Parliament is about to start the first debate on the Mental Health Act in over 18 months, led by @coyleneil – we’ll be live-tweeting it below ↓↓↓
parliamentlive.tv/Commons@coyleneil .@coyleneil begins by explaining what the Act is. If you don’t already know, the Mental Health Act allows for someone to be detained and treated for a mental illness without their consent. We’ve heard time and time again that the Act is out of date and not fit for purpose.
