Newfoundland and Labrador Mental Health Care and Treatment Act evaluation

As stated in Section 6 of the Act, a review of the Act is required to be undertaken every five years: The minister shall, every 5 years, conduct a review of this Act and the regulations and the principles upon which this Act is based and consider the areas in which improvements may be made and report his or her findings to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. [...] This report forms the final report and encompasses the development of the evaluation framework, the findings from the interim report, and the final evaluation findings. [...] The specific objectives of this final report are to: 1. describe the framework used for the evaluation of the MHCTA; 2. identify key issues relating to the provincial MHCTA; 3. identify facilitators and barriers to implementing the MHCTA; and 4. make recommendations for improving the MHCTA. [...] The Act takes a rights-based approach to guide involuntary admission to a health care facility and considers the patient’s right to health and safety and the health care system’s obligation to provide interventions and support services. [...] The purpose of the interviews was to gain insight into the experiences in using the MHCTA, discuss the challenges and facilitators in using the Act and provide feedback for planning of the evaluation.