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LSLAP Manual: Mental Health Law

LSLAP Manual: Mental Health Law

This chapter is from the manual used by law students handling cases at the LSLAP program legal clinics. It provides an overview of the law governing mental health facility admissions/discharges, the rights of the mentally disadvantaged, and the implications of mental disorder in other areas of law.

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produced by
The Greater Vancouver Law Students’ Legal Advice Society
produced in
2018
last reviewed
August 2023 i Last date reviewed by a qualified expert to ensure content up-to-date. See "Tips" in Clicklaw content criteria (bottom of pageside menu) for details.
resource type
manuals & books
tags
LSLAP Manual, mental health, patient's rights, incapacity, capacity, human rights, wills, estates, involuntary admission, consent to treatment, fitness to stand trial
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