Towards Changing Compulsory Community Mental Health Treatment in New Zealand: Shining Light on How Community Treatment Orders Are Produced
In this paper, we use a constructed scenario to illustrate making a compulsory community treatment order in the New Zealand context. Drawing on publicly available documentation, we outline the existing mental health law framework that produces community treatment orders and emerging complex problems...
Main Authors: | Alison Schneller, Katey Thom, Peter Adams |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-08-01
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Series: | Laws |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/7/3/30 |
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