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Mental health legislation:

• 2 February 2011
  Mind responds to Government’s new mental health strategy
  Today sees the launch of the first cross government mental health strategy, laying out plans for the future of mental health care in England. Mind's Chief Executive, Paul Farmer responds.
• 13 July 2010
  Mental Health Alliance issues first review of Deprivation of Liberty safeguards
  Important safeguards designed to protect vulnerable people from being deprived of their liberty inappropriately are not being properly implemented, according the Mental Health Alliance.
• 15 March 2010
  Mental Health Act: How are the changes affecting you?
  Please tell us your experiences in our brief survey.
• 21 January 2010
  Racial equality in mental health stuck at a standstill
  The results of the Care Quality Commission's latest Count me in census.
• 11 September 2009
  Mind responds to consultation launch on emergency changes to Mental Health Act
  The Department of Health are considering making temporary changes to the Act to allow for potential mental health staff shortages as a result of pandemic flu.
• 6 August 2009
  Justice system failing victims with mental health problems
  A new House of Commons report highlights concerns about the treatment of people with mental health problems in the criminal justice system.
• 8 July 2009
  Fresh vision makes mental health the priority for all public services
  Police, teachers and other public sector workers should be trained in spotting signs of mental ill-health as a new report from a coalition of mental health groups sets out its vision for mental health services that spans across public services.
• 1 July 2009
  Regulation must be extended to help stamp out abuse
  Patients will continue to be unprotected if counsellors and psychotherapists are not regulated by the government.
• 27 January 2009
  High Court finds Crown Prosecution Service to be discriminating against victims with mental health problems
  In a landmark ruling, the Crown Prosecution Service Human Rights Act after deciding not to pursue the case of an assault victim in court on the grounds that the victim had a mental health problem.
• 15 December 2008
  Mind takes up legal challenge of tackling mental health discrimination
  Mind has launched Time to Challenge, a groundbreaking legal project which will help people with mental health problems who have experienced discrimination to get their cases through the courts.
• 11 December 2008
  Mind wins important legal battle over patients' 'right to life'
  Yesterday, in a major victory for patients and their families, the House of Lords ruled that people detained under the Mental Health Act have the same ‘right to life’ as those in prison.
• 3 November 2008
  Government delays put patients at risk
  Patients who will be subjected to new compulsory powers under the Mental Health Act face being denied access to critical support and protection.
• 9 September 2008
  Mind calls for an end to using police cells as a place of safety
  Mind is calling for an end to the practice of detaining people with mental health problems in police cells for up to 72 hours when they have committed no offence and are in urgent need of medical care.
• 9 September 2008
  Mind comments on research into rates of escape from secure hospitals
  The vast majority of mental health patients in low to medium secure mental health hospitals have committed no offence at all.
• 1 October 2007
  Mind comments on new Mental Capacity Act
  This Act is an important development, introducing new safeguards to protect the rights of some of the most vulnerable people in our society.