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https://doi.org/10.19164/ijmhcl.v1i16.209Abstract
On 19th July 2007, the Mental Health Act 2007 received the Royal Assent. The 2007 Act amends the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.
For those engaged in the mental health field, be it as lawyers, doctors, nurses, social workers or in some other professional role, or as service users, carers or family members, there is a great deal to take on board before most of these provisions are implemented on the intended date of October 2008. Much of the contents of this issue of the JMHL will hopefully assist readers who need to get to grips with the changes ahead.
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