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Mental health legal advice
If you have received treatment as a mental health patient, you may need help and support getting your life back on track once your treatment ends. There are many services available free of charge to help mental health patients, their families and carers, from help with accommodation to advice on employment. At Masons Law we can explain what’s available and ensure you get the support you need to build a safe and secure future.
Sometimes organisations and authorities may disagree about who is responsible for providing aftercare services. If this happens we can help resolve disagreements to ensure you don’t miss out on the services you are entitled to. If you’ve been forced to pay for services that you should have received for free, we can help you recover the costs.
We can also represent you during care assessments to ensure that your views are taken into account and help you get the ongoing care that’s right for you.
If you’d like to have a chat about how we can help, call us today on 0208 5324884. Our expert solicitors have helped many people gain the aftercare services they are entitled to and we’ll explain everything to you simply and clearly. You may be able to access our services free of charge using legal aid and with our free initial assessment promise you can call us for a chat to find out what your options are without incurring any costs.
Expert legal advice you can rely on:
Mental health and capacity
When difficult (and often painful) decisions need to be made, thankfully you can turn to an experienced mental health solicitors to clarify how a person’s mental health problems can be approached with sympathy, dignity and practicality.
Advance decisions for medical treatment
Making an advance decision about medical treatment avoids any misunderstanding on what your wishes are when you can no longer communicate them - Masons Law can help you plan ahead.
Care after lost capacity
If you lose the ability to make decisions due to old age this can be difficult for relatives and loved ones. Masons Law can help you plan ahead for a time when you can no longer share what you think.
Compulsory treatment
A compulsory treatment order (CTO) is used by healthcare professionals to ensure that mental health patients receive the treatment they need - even when they’re unable to make their own decisions.
Court of Protection
When people are unable to make their own decisions because of a mental illness, other people may be required to make decisions on their behalf. Sometimes there may be disagreements surrounding these decisions and that is where the Court of Protection can help.
Deprivation of liberty
As a society, we have a duty to protect vulnerable people. This means that sometimes mental health patients may be detained in a care home or hospital under the Mental Health Act, in order to safeguard their wellbeing. Because they have not chosen to be in the home - or may object to being there - the patient is said to have been ‘deprived of their liberty’.
Detention/sectioning
Under the Mental Health Act, vulnerable people can be detained in hospital if it is felt that this is necessary in order to protect their own health or the safety of others. If you, or a loved one, have been sectioned or are facing detention, it can be a distressing time. At Masons Law we’re here to make the process easier by providing the advice and guidance you need.
Lasting power of attorney
Whether you’d like to create a power of attorney to provide reassurance for the future, or you need to challenge an existing power of attorney, we can help. At Masons Law we have in-depth knowledge of this specialist area and can answer any questions you may have.