People who have a mental illness and who come in contact with the law have special needs. The mental health system or the criminal justice system alone cannot always meet those needs. The forensic mental health system is the place where the mental health system and the criminal justice system meet.
The forensic mental health system can be confusing for people who have a mental illness. The legal system can be intimidating and a client's freedom may be limited. Many new people may suddenly become involved in the client's life, including police, lawyers, judges, doctors and members of review boards.
This guide is designed to help clients and their families find their way through this system.
The guide:
- outlines who works in the forensic mental health system
- describes what happens inside this system, and what a forensic assessment is
- explains what the Ontario Review Board is
- discusses accepting or refusing treatment
- explores living in a forensic mental health setting
- •discusses family involvement.
This unique and important guide will be useful to anyone involved in the forensic mental health system, including clients and their families, police officers, lawyers, patient advocates, doctors and other professionals.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 614/.1509713
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-on
- ISBN
- 9781770526273 9781770526280
- LCCN
- RA1151
- LCCN Item number
- B48 2008eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (v, 56 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00930986 (OCoLC)918589049 (CaOOCEL)467760
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Système ontarien de services psychiatriques médico-légaux : guide d'information
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- An information guide 2
- Contents 4
- Acknowledgments 6
- What is the forensic mental health system 8
- How to use this guide 9
- Where to go for more information 10
- Why do we have a forensic mental health system 11
- Myths about mental illness 11
- Police 13
- Defence counsel 13
- Duty counsel 14
- Crown counsel 14
- Judge 14
- Court support workers and diversion programs 15
- Psychiatrist 16
- Nurse 16
- Psychologist 17
- Social worker 17
- Recreation therapist 17
- Occupational therapist 18
- Patient advocates and rights advisers 18
- How do people enter the forensic mental health system 20
- Being held in the hospital 22
- Getting a forensic assessment 23
- What happens during a forensic assessment 26
- Refusing to take part in a forensic assessment 28
- The courts decision 28
- What happens after the hearing 34
- Privileges in my disposition 36
- Getting help for other problems 44
- Language and interpreters 45
- Human rights in the forensic mental health system 45
- Why does it seem so hard to get help 48
- Supporting someone in the forensic mental health system 49
- Visiting a jail or hospital 50
- Staying connected to community resources 51
- Conclusion 53
- Glossary 54
- Where to go for more information 60