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A person suffering from a mental illness may be petitioned through the court to receive a mental health evaluation and possible court-ordered treatment. Mental Health Court is a civil court designated to handle these cases when someone is petitioned, and our office defends the legal rights of people going through this process. A person eighteen years of age or older may be ordered by the court ...

The Application Process If you believe that a person requires a mental health evaluation because they are mentally disturbed and may harm themselves or others, and that person is not seeking help on their own, you should call the AZ Crisis Line at 866-495-6735 and request a crisis mobile team for “Title 36”. The AZ Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to handle emergency ...

Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) PDF, 85.5 KB, 6 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible ...

The Mental Health Tribunal’s role is to hear applications and references for people who have had their liberty restricted under the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) (external link). These include patients who are detained in a hospital as well as those who are living in the community but subject to legal restrictions under the Mental Health Act. The Tribunal has power to discharge ...

Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, 22. Applications to the First-tier Tribunal [Note that the chapter number relates to the old Reference Guide] External link DH: Applications to the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) - 2/9/10 - gateway reference 14763 - Summary of when and by whom applications may be made to the First-tier Tribunal

An application: A patient or their representative can make an application (external link) to the Tribunal. In some circumstances a nearest relative (external link) can also make an application. There are strict time limits about when applications can be made for unrestricted (external link) and restricted (external link) patients.

What is the Mental Health Tribunal? The Mental Health Tribunal is a panel which you have a right to apply to, so that you can be discharged from your section. Mental Health Tribunal hearings usually take place in the hospital where patients are sectioned, but they are totally independent of the hospital.

Court Ordered Evaluation Once an application for Court Ordered Evaluation (COE) is filed, a judge will review it for reasonable cause to believe that the person is: a danger to self, a danger to others, persistently or acutely disabled, or gravely disabled, AND unable or unwilling to receive a voluntary mental health evaluation.

Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (HESC) Rules 2008 An application must be completed according to the Procedure Rules.

Download and fill in an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health). You must include: what you’re applying for, for example discharge if you’ve been detained for assessment or ...

Mental Health Tribunal forms including application and pre-hearing examination forms.

What to do if you're appealing or referring someone to appeal a Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health) Tribunal decision. (T112)

Learn how a mental health tribunal hearing works, who can apply, and how to prepare for the process to protect your rights in the UK.

The application may be signed either ‘by the applicant or any person authorised by the applicant to do so’. Applications can be made by email with a typed signature rather than requiring a handwritten signature (Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011).

You must make your application to the Tribunal within 28 days of being notified that a barring certificate has been issued. If your relative is been subject to Section 37 of the Mental Health Act you may apply to the Tribunal once between 6 and 12 months of the Order being in place and then once in each 12 month period after.

Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales In Wales, a separate Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales exists to deal with applications and references by and in respect of patients under the MHA 1983. This ensures that Welsh patients have access to a dedicated tribunal that understands the specific context and needs of the Welsh population.

Find some further material including application forms and contact details. More information about the Mental Health Tribunal: Apply to the Mental Health Tribunal (external link).

Wellcome are funding research teams to analyse longitudinal data to help identify mental health conditions early. See eligibility information and find out how to apply.

The Tribunal must discharge if not satisfied of the dangerousness criterion (s72 (1) (b) (iii)) even if satisfied of the normal criteria. The fact that there is no right to apply to the Tribunal in s2 cases is a consideration in advising whether or not the nearest relative should wait until the patient is on s3.