Welcome to Mental Health Law in Practice.

We provide independent specialist training, consultancy and publications in the application of mental health, adults with incapacity and adult protection law, and the collective application of these Acts.

Publications

Crossing the Acts: The Support and Protection of Adults at risk with Mental Disorder, across the Scottish Legislative Frameworks (Venture Press [to be released soon]);

The Support and Protection of Adults at Risk with Mental disorder in Scotland (click here to purchase);

The Collective Legislative Approach to the support and Protection of Adults at Risk with Mental Disorder in Scotland  (click here to purchase);

Care and Protection of Adults with Mental Disorder in Scotland, without Formal Powers (click here to purchase).

Training

Crossing the Acts; the collective application of the primary Acts in Scotland;

Adults at Risk training; incorporating the Adult Support and Protection (Scot) Act 2007.

The Adults with Incapacity (Scot) Act 2000 (latest).

A range of training programmes on the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scot) Act 2003.

A range of training programmes in respect of people with mental illness, dementia, learning disability and other forms of mental disorder.

Guidance and consultancy

Adults in need of care and protection.

Health, social care and voluntary agencies and practitioners. in the application of law for people with mental disorder.

Mentoring for social workers and mental health officers.

Wallcharts and guidance cards.
 

Independent Social Work Services

Independent risk assessments.

Independent social work and social circumstances reports. Independent community care assessments. 

Schedule 8 and Tribunal reports.

Safeguarder for Courts on the 2000 Act.

Guidance and procedures on adult protection and all Acts.