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  • I am a healthcare professional
  • I would like an overview of common legal frameworks that apply to children and young people in the emergency department or paediatric care.

About this list:

A basic overview of the key legislation, frameworks and law. Also, offers explanations of terminology with children and young people's thoughts on these matters.

We also encourage you to explore the resources provided by your local employer to support care of these children and young people. We hope the contents of these lists will provide helpful complementary resources where needed.

Primary resources:

Duration: 48 minutes

  • Common Legal Frameworks applying to CYP

    Dr Claire Purcell- Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

    Provides overview of legal frameworks and mental health act detentions applicable to CYP mental health. Contains content on Section 2 and 3 of MHA, temporary holding powers and treatment without consent.

    Date added
    7/27/2022
    Format
    Text
    Estimated duration
    10 min

  • Mental Capacity Act 2005

    YoungMinds

    Find out what the law says about mental capacity, who is considered to have mental capacity and what the Mental Capacity Act 2005 means.

    Date added
    2/9/2022
    Format
    Text
    Estimated duration
    10 min

  • What are Best Interests?

    Mind

    Explains Best Interests from a service users perspective and how professionals can assist. Also addresses the rights of the individual and protection afforded by the Mental Capacity Act.

    Date added
    2/22/2022
    Format
    Text
    Estimated duration
    15 min

  • Mental health in children - deciding what's best together

    National Children's Bureau

    Provides an understanding of making decisions together in mental health, brought to you by a team of young people, through video, sketches, interviews and key statistics.

    Date added
    2/9/2022
    Format
    Video
    Estimated duration
    3 min
    Lived Experience
    Lived Experience

  • Mental health - legal glossary of terms

    Mind

    The legal glossary of terms provided by Mind.org.uk provides comprehensive and accessible access to definitions of law used with children and young people suffering with mental health difficulties. These include aspects of the MHA, MCA and DOL frameworks.

    Date added
    2/22/2022
    Format
    Interactive
    Estimated duration
    10 min

Children and young people and family resources

Duration: 30 minutes

These are some resources that are great to share with the young person or their family. Healthcare professionals will find them useful as they give an insight into the understanding required by the child or young person and their family and they may also help address questions that might be posed to the healthcare professional.

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