Mental Health Act
Mental Health Act is a stock short title used for legislation relating to mental health law.
Canada
[edit]India
[edit]Ireland
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]Republic of Ireland
[edit]Singapore
[edit]- The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act (Singapore) passed in 2008
United Kingdom
[edit]- The Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72)
- The Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 51)
- The Mental Health Act 1983, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- The Mental Health (Detention) (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 47)
- The Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1994 (c. 6)
- The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c. 52)
- The Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 (asp 1)
- The Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1999 (c. 32)
- The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, an Act of the Scottish Parliament
- The Mental Health Act 2007, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 7)
- The Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (c. 8)
- The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018[1][2]
United States
[edit]- The National Mental Health Act of 1946, which called for the establishment of a National Institute of Mental Health
- The Community Mental Health Act, created by John F. Kennedy in 1963 as part of his New Frontier
- The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill 2017-19 — UK Parliament". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Mental Health Units (Use of Force Bill) becomes law".