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The Forensic Mental Health System in Ontario : An Information Guide

2008

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.

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Authors

Shannon Bettridge, Howard Barbaree

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

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