Mental Health Legal Centre Inc.
Lacking Insight - Involuntary Patient Experience of the Victorian Mental Health Review Board
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CONTENTS
PART 1: SUMMARY
Aims
Recommendations
Methodology
PART 2: INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL
Mental Health Review Board: Role and Human Rights Context
Deinstitutionalisation
Community Treatment Orders
Timely Review
Treatment Plans
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
PART 3: THE INVOLUNTARY PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Inquisitorial v. Adversarial
The Board: A Rubber Stamp?
Access to Information
Consumers’ Level of Understanding of the Review Process
Rituals of a Hearing
The Experience of Rural Consumers
The Experience of Koori Consumers
The Experience of Consumers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
Effects on Consumers’ Lives
Consumer Suggestions for Improvement
Legal Representation/Advocacy
Increased Participation of Community Members
Second Opinion
Training and Review of Board Members
Summary of Consumer Views
PART 4: THE VIEWS OF STAKEHOLDERS
Inquisitorial v. Adversarial
The Board: A Rubber Stamp?
Access to Information
Consumers’ Level of Understanding of the Review Process
Rituals of a Hearing
The Experience of Rural Consumers
The Experience of Koori Consumers
The Experience of Consumers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
Effects on Consumers’ Lives
Stakeholder Suggestions for Improvement
Legal Representation/Advocacy
Role of Community Members
Training and Review of Board Members
Statements of Reasons
Summary of Stakeholder Views
Appendices
List of Abbreviations
Stakeholder Steering Group Members
Consumer Information on Project
Semi-Structured In-Depth Interview Prompts
References
