Due process and jury trial — threatened by cost; complexity; repeated attempts to reduce the number of jury trials; a succession of civil orders with effectively criminal sanctions; and proposals for coercive powers
under mental health legislation.
Not exact matches
Legislation introduced by Sen. Brad Hoylman, the Senate's only openly gay member, would bar
mental health providers from trying to change the sexual orientation of anyone
under the age of 18.
Under the
legislation,
mental health first aid would be included among continuing education courses that teachers are required to receive every five years.
Under pending
legislation, any licensed
mental health practitioner who performs conversion therapy could be cited for unprofessional conduct.
The categories that are exempt from the automatic deportation scheme are: (i) those who are presently exempt from deportation altogether; (ii) cases in which deportation would breach an individual's rights
under the Human Rights Act 1998, the Refugee Convention, or the Community treaties; (iii) those individuals the secretary of state believes were
under the age of 18 on the date on which they were convicted; (iv) those subject to extradition proceedings; and (v) those subject to
mental health legislation.
From a legal point of view there are two priorities which stand out: Priority 2.3, to «uphold the rights of people living with
mental health problems and illnesses,» which includes recommendations relating to the removal of barriers to full participation, stopping disclosure of police apprehensions
under mental health acts for «police record checks,» aligning
legislation and policies with the UN Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities, moving away from methods of seclusion and restraint, and supporting advocacy.
Under the pending Illinois
legislation, a parent wanting anything other than 50/50 parenting time would have to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the other parent's exercise of parenting time would seriously endanger the child's physical,
mental, moral or emotional
health.