Mental Health
& Justice
A multi-disciplinary research initiative, addressing a cluster of public policy challenges that arise at the complex interface where mental health and mental healthcare interact with principles of human rights.
Latest publication
Nuala Kane, Alex Ruck Keene, Gareth Owen, Scott Y. H. Kim
Applying decision-making capacity criteria in practice: A content analysis of court judgments
PLOS ONE, 5 Feb 2021 [link]
Mental Health and Justice brings together a unique collaboration to address two fundamental duties: the duty to protect people in contexts where they can be vulnerable, and the duty to respect their agency and autonomy.
The project comprises 6 inter-related research strands, called workstreams
Supporting Legal Capacity
Community Participation
Advance Directives
Insight
Metacognition
Contested Assessment
Supporting Legal Capacity
Community Participation
Advance Directives
Insight
Metacognition
Contested Assessment
Supporting Legal Capacity
Community Participation
Advance Directives
Insight
Metacognition
Contested Assessment
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