This survey is from the Mental Health Alliance, a coalition of more than 75 organisations from across the mental health spectrum and beyond that work together to advocate for fair implementation of the Mental Health Act in England and Wales.  Rethink Mental Illness are members of the Alliance and have been commissioned to develop this survey.  

Please click Next to begin the survey. The survey should take around fifteen minutes to complete. 

This survey is aimed at a broad range of people with experience of the Mental Health Act, including individuals with lived experience of the Act, family, carers, and friends, mental health professionals, and others. Information is provided throughout to assist you in answering questions if you feel you need it.

This survey is about the Mental Health Act 1983. The Mental Health Act is the law which sets out when you can be admitted, detained, and treated in hospital against your wishes. This should only be done when a person has a mental illness and either their health or safety is at risk, or to protect other people. The Mental Health Act covers what rights you have, when you can be discharged from hospital and what support you are entitled to once you are discharged. The Act applies in England and Wales.

This survey is designed to gather your views on the principles of the Mental Health Act and how people’s rights are currently protected, where this is working well and what could be changed and improved. The survey also refers to the Mental Capacity Act and the Human Rights Act. The survey will be clear which Act it is referring to in the relevant sections. It does not ask questions about specific sections of the Mental Health Act, but asks about the wider principles of the Act and topics such as human rights, detention and capacity. You do not need to be an expert in these matters to answer this survey. Relevant information is embedded within this survey to ensure that you can reference legislation and factsheets if you need to.

The Mental Health Alliance will use the findings of this survey to inform its future work on the Mental Health Act. Data will be collected and used anonymously. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and all questions are optional. Your personal details and demographic information will not be shared.

Access the survey HERE

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