Part of HuffPost Lifestyle. All rights reserved. The Mix is a free support service for people under Call or email: help themix. More info can be found on www. Suggest a correction. You will only be in hospital up to 28 days. But this can be extended up to a maximum of 12 weeks. If the court think your report can be done in prison, they can remand you there instead of to hospital. Need more advice?
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Professionals What professionals might I come across in hospital? How is a section 35 used? When is this section used? The report will include: a summary of your background, any concerns there are for you or others, your mental health history and current situation, if there is a chance that you will be convicted again, the future safety of you and others, how others see the danger of your situation, and options for treatment and what medical help you could have.
How can this section be used? Duration How long will I be on this section? The Approved Clinician can keep you in hospital for up to 28 days while they do the report. My rights What are my rights? Can I appeal to the tribunal? You can speak to a member of hospital staff, an advocate or your solicitor for advice.
Will I be given information about my rights? Can I get welfare benefits? You can download free copies of the guides here: www.
Will I have to go back to court? The court might need to extend your section 35 to allow doctors to finish the medical report. You will need to go back to court when the section ends, so the court can decide the next steps. When Section 35 ends What might happen after this section? After your section 35 ends 2 things could happen: Your RC says that you do not need to be in hospital. This means that your court case will carry on.
Your RC says that you are unwell enough to be in hospital. This means that you will then be detained under sections 36 or Further reading You can find more information about: Advocacy by clicking here. Criminal Courts and Mental Health by clicking here. How long are you there? Frequently Asked Questions. What is sectioning? Sectioning, or to be sectioned, is when you are lawfully detained in a hospital or mental health facility and given compulsory treatment.
You can only be sectioned if you have a mental health condition and meet criteria in the Mental Health Act Learn More. What are the criteria to be sectioned? To be considered as in need of sectioning, you must either have a mental health problem so severe that you are considered by doctors to need urgent treatment, or be an immediate danger to yourself or others due to your mental health condition. Who makes the decision to issue a section? Social services will send three medical professionals to your home to assess you.
These will be two doctors and an approved mental health professional. Under the Coronavirus Act , there only needs to be one doctor present. If they feel you need to be sectioned, they will write a statement and make arrangements. Where will I go if I am sectioned? Under the Mental Health Act , you can be kept in hospital for a specified period of time if certain conditions apply.
These conditions are quite stringent - so you don't need to worry about being sectioned if, for example, you visit your doctor with depression or anxiety. Nor can someone else call for you to be sectioned without good reason. You can be legally sectioned if you need to be treated for a mental health condition, and you aren't well enough to make decisions about your treatment at that time.
Without treatment, your safety or someone else's safety would be at risk, or your health would decline. At least one of them needs to have met you before if possible, and all need to have assessed your case within five days of each other. During the coronavirus pandemic, the rules are slightly different: you only need to be assessed by one doctor rather than two, and while the doctor needs to specialise in mental health, they don't need to have met you before. In some cases, you might see one or more of the professionals via video call.
How long you can be detained for depends on your individual circumstances. The Mental Health Act has different 'sections' hence the word sectioning , which are used for different reasons.
However, the most commonly used is Section 2, which allows doctors to detain you for up to 28 days. This gives them time to decide what type of mental disorder you have, and what treatment you require. Section 3 which involves treatment that can only be given in hospital lasts for up to six months, and can be renewed. There are also emergency sections, including Section 5 2 which lasts for no more than 72 hours.
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