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This title delves into mental health debates over abolition or reform, applying the socio-historical context to provide understanding. It presents both sides of the argument using multi-disciplinary sources to discuss these claims. It argues for the reform of mental health to maximize the support and choices given to those with mental impairments.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The History, Justification, and Purpose of Mental Health Law
- 3: The Case for the Abolition of Mental Health Law
- 4: The 'Interpretive Compass' of the CRPD: The Theory of Dignity
- 5: Application of Inherent Dignity to the Abolition with Support Model
- 6: The Interpretive Compass Part 2: Theories of Equality and Non-Discrimination
- 7: Difficulties with the Meaning of Eqality, Non-Discrimination, and Participation in the CRPD and their Application to the Abolition with Support Model
- 8: The Interpretive Framework and the Reform of Mental Health Law
- 9: Conclusion
About the author
Kay Wilson is a lawyer, scholar, and writer with an interest in mental health, disability, and human rights law. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Laws and an Honours Degree in Psychology from Monash University and a PhD in law from the University of Melbourne. She was also a researcher on the Rethinking Mental Health Laws and the Seclusion and Restraint Projects and has published papers in Australian and international journals. In 2015, she won the Dontas Travelling Fellowship to Greece to give a paper on seclusion and restraint.
Summary
This title delves into mental health debates over abolition or reform, applying the socio-historical context to provide understanding. It presents both sides of the argument using multi-disciplinary sources to discuss these claims. It argues for the reform of mental health to maximize the support and choices given to those with mental impairments.
