The health select committee reports today on the implementation and operation of the 2007 Mental Health Act. Campaigns such as Time to Change
have made a real difference in tackling the stigma around mental
illness but there continue to be long-term implications for those who
have been detained under the Mental Health Act.
It had been hoped
that the introduction of community treatment orders (CTOs) would help to
reduce the use of compulsory detention in hospital. It was predicted
that 10% of people admitted under the act could instead be discharged
and treated in the community under compulsory supervision and that it
would reduce the risk of readmission. In 2008-09 when the provisions
came into force there were 42,208 detentions for assessment or treatment
but this had risen to 44,894 in 2011-12.
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