Chemical restraint is regarded as negative and coercive behaviour inflicted on mental health consumers. The medical profession has defined its regular use of forced medication, against the preference of the consumer, not as chemical restraint but as “treatment”. It justifies that position by making a diagnosis and acting on a norm adopted by the medical […]
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The campaign against the Chief Psychiatrist’s Communique 2014 was sent to Bronwyn Taylor MLC – NSW Minister for Mental Health, Dr. Murray Wright – Chief Psychiatrist NSW Health and Judge Paul Lakatos SC – President, Mental Health Review Tribunal. We are still awaiting a response from Dr. Murray Wright and Bronwyn Taylor MLC. As you
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Kerry O’Malley interview Kerry talks about the impact of forced medication on her, the Tribunal hearing for the Community Treatment Order, the alternative plan she proposed, and what actually helps her live her life.Here it is! Justice Action is helping her challenge this outrageous order, which subjects her to the injection of anti-psychotic drugs causing
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Medication Forced Again Kerry O’Malley Report: Mental Health Review Tribunal Hearing 1/4/20 See full report here Denial of Representation2 Access to Documentation3 Personal Control Obstructed4 Independent Tribunal?5 Appendix A: Selective Examination of the MHRT Annual Report 2018-96 Appendix B: Negotiations with Mental Health Review Tribunal6 Kerry O’Malley, defending against an application by the Health Department
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Health Department Rejected Media Release October 17, 2017 Mental health consumers have won another battle against the use of forced medication. After years of being subject to Community Treatment Orders (CTO), 71 year old Kerry O’Malley today won agreement from the Mental Health Review Tribunal to reject the CTO against her. A forced injection is the antithesis of
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