Ten years have passed since the Mental Health Act (MHA) 2007 came into force in England. An amending statute, the Act reformed the MHA 1983 and reshaped the law

Ten years have passed since the Mental Health Act (MHA) 2007 came into force in England. An amending statute, the Act reformed the MHA 1983 and reshaped the law

In recent years, failures in health and social care, mental health services, public housing and education have dominated headlines and been the subject of much

A critical, in-depth analysis of the development of contemporary mental health law in its social and political contexts.

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. During the 20th century the locus of care shifted from large institutions into the community. Howeve