All Resources

Sus derechos bajo la Ley de Salud Mental – Paciente formal [Spanish]

Description

Explains the rights of formal (involuntary) patient under the Mental Health Act, including: rights regarding being hospitalized against your will (detention); rights regarding treatment; rights... More ≫

Description

Explains the rights of formal (involuntary) patient under the Mental Health Act, including: rights regarding being hospitalized against your will (detention); rights regarding treatment; rights regarding the Review Panel; and general rights.

Tags

Sus derechos bajo la Ley de Salud Mental – Orden de Tratamiento en Entorno Comunitario (CTO) [Spanish]

Description

A community treatment order under the Mental Health Act is used to assist an individual in complying with treatment and care while living in the community. This fact sheet explains the rights of... More ≫

Description

A community treatment order under the Mental Health Act is used to assist an individual in complying with treatment and care while living in the community. This fact sheet explains the rights of someone subject to a community treatment order.

Tags

Sus derechos bajo la Ley de Salud Mental : Certificado de Admisión [Spanish]

Description

Explains the rights an individual has under the Mental Health Act when being detained as an involuntary patient under one admission certificate. If one admission certificate is issued, the... More ≫

Description

Explains the rights an individual has under the Mental Health Act when being detained as an involuntary patient under one admission certificate. If one admission certificate is issued, the facility has the authority to care for, observe, examine, assess, treat, detain and control you to determine if you should be admitted as a formal patient.

Tags

Mental Health Patient Advocate : we’re here to help you [Spanish]

Description

This brochure provides information about the Mental Health Patient Advocate.

Tags

Corresponsabilidad en la toma de decisiones [Spanish]

Description

If an adult’s ability to make personal decisions is impaired but they can make decisions with good support, co-decision-making may be an option. The adult who needs support doesn’t lose authority... More ≫

Description

If an adult’s ability to make personal decisions is impaired but they can make decisions with good support, co-decision-making may be an option. The adult who needs support doesn’t lose authority to make their own decisions. They share that authority with their co-decision-maker.

Tags

Evaluación de capacidad de las personas [Spanish]

Description

Capacity is assessed to provide the Court with information to help determine whether or not a co-decision maker, guardian, or trustee should be appointed for an adult. Learn about how this works,... More ≫

Description

Capacity is assessed to provide the Court with information to help determine whether or not a co-decision maker, guardian, or trustee should be appointed for an adult. Learn about how this works, who is authorized to conduct capacity assessments, and how to find a qualified capacity assessor.

Tags

Directivas personales : Decisiones de hoy para el futuro [Spanish]

Description

A personal directive is a legal document you write in case you cannot make your own personal decisions in the future. This brochure describes how to write a personal directive and instruct someone... More ≫

Description

A personal directive is a legal document you write in case you cannot make your own personal decisions in the future. This brochure describes how to write a personal directive and instruct someone you trust to make decisions for you.

Tags

Opciones para la toma de decisiones [Spanish]

Description

Options available to support adults who need assistance making personal and/or financial decisions include: supported decision-making, co-decision-making, specific decision-making, guardianship... More ≫

Description

Options available to support adults who need assistance making personal and/or financial decisions include: supported decision-making, co-decision-making, specific decision-making, guardianship and trusteeship.

Tags

Toma de decisiones específicas [Spanish]

Description

If an adult doesn't have the capacity to make decisions, a health care provider can choose one of the adult’s relatives to make a one-time, time-sensitive decision. Specific decision-making can be... More ≫

Description

If an adult doesn't have the capacity to make decisions, a health care provider can choose one of the adult’s relatives to make a one-time, time-sensitive decision. Specific decision-making can be about health care, and/or temporary admission to or discharge from a residential care facility.

Tags

Tutela [Spanish]

Description

Guardianship is a legal court order which gives an individual (the guardian) the legal authority and responsibility to make or assist in making decisions about (non-financial) personal matters on... More ≫

Description

Guardianship is a legal court order which gives an individual (the guardian) the legal authority and responsibility to make or assist in making decisions about (non-financial) personal matters on behalf of another adult.

Tags