MindThink report 2: Chance would be a fine thing

Reassessing risk in mental health

How do we balance consumer choice with adequate protection from exploitation? How do we weigh up the desire for personal autonomy against the duty of care and the need to manage risk in service provision? What would a principled approach to mental health policy - including the NHS Choices agenda, welfare reform, independent living and access to credit - look like?

Mind held its second MindThink seminar to consider issues around our understanding of autonomy and risk in mental healthcare.

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Published 2008