A clinician's brief guide to children's mental health law /
Sarah Huline-Dickens.
- London : RCPsych Publications, 2016.
- 1 online resource (xii, 132 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2018).
1. Introducing child mental health and the law -- 2. The rights of the child -- 3. The Children Act 1989 and 2004 amendments -- 4. Consent to treatment -- 5. Confidentiality -- 6. The Mental Health Act -- 7. The Mental Capacity Act -- 8. Juvenile justice -- References -- Index.
A practical guide for clinicians working with children and young people under the age of eighteen that focuses on essential elements of children's mental health law, a complex area that is often poorly understood.