Presenter: Dr Alison Schneller – Te Hiringa Mahara I Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
This webinar will present Alison’s recent work related to monitoring and reporting on coercive practices under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. We call for a new law, based on supported decision making, embedding Te Tiriti and a Te Ao Māori worldview. We also call for changes that can, and should, be made in practice now.
The presentation will acknowledge how mental health professionals, district inspectors, lawyers, and judges can bring important knowledge and understanding about these processes in practice. We include the views of tāngata whaiora Māori, people with lived experience, family, and whānau related to the compulsory community treatment order process, in particular the clinical review (application) and the court hearing (outcome) as formal substitute decision-making practices under the Act.
Please join us to begin a discussion on how we can support the shifts required in practice under the current Mental Health Act.
