Mental health publications

These guidelines are intended to foster consistent decision-making, facilitate administration, and provide transparency around processes for clinicians responsible for the care and treatment of special patients and restricted patients within the legislative framework of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 and the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003.

The Government has agreed to repeal and replace the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. To begin a dialogue on what new mental health legislation should like in Aotearoa New Zealand, we ran public consultation between October 2021 and January 2022.

Mana Ake – Stronger for Tomorrow is a holistic mental health programme that seeks to support primary and intermediate school children in Canterbury and Kaikōura. Mana Ake was externally evaluated by Malatest International, and this publication is the final evaluation report.

This publication provides an evidence-based literature review on best practices pertaining to models of care in the four areas, which broadly represent the main sectors of Forensic Mental Health Service delivery (inpatient, community, prisons, and courts).