Mental Health

Question 1

Section 41

Answer 1

DAO may call police to assist DAO assess or transport.
Police may,
Enter - by force if necessary
Detain - person for assessment
Take - person to some other place for assessment
Person must be cautioned, and only held for 6 hours

Question 2

Section 109

Answer 2

Police may apprehend:
- person wandering at large in public place
- behaves in a manner that gives RGTB that they may be mentally disordered
- public interest to do so
Must be advised of caution/rights

Question 3

Section 110

Answer 3

Doctor in need of assistance may call police to assist.
Police may:
- enter
- Detain
- take
Must be cautioned, held for up to six hours.

Question 4

Non-urgent mental disorder matters?

Answer 4

Refer to a doctor or DAO

Question 5

Patient categories

Answer 5

Compulsory assessment order
Compulsory treatment order
Special patient (deemed criminally insane, unfit to plead)
Restricted patient (present danger to public)

Question 6

What is a Mental disorder

Answer 6

Abnormal state of mind, characterised by delusions, disorders of mood, perception, to a degree that it poses danger to health or safety of that person or others.

Question 7

Time you can detain to perform assessment

Answer 7

6hrs

Question 8

Positional asphyxia

Answer 8

Bodily position results in partial or complete airway obstruction