Information for Patients

The Mental Health Commission arranges legal representation for detained persons, and we want to make sure you are provided with the best possible legal service.

A guide for involuntary patients receiving mental health treatment

A brief guide for involuntary patients

A guide for family and friends on the admission process. We wrote this booklet to help friends and family who need mental health treatment understand the admission process.

Information for involuntary patients on the right to request an additional review

This leaflet contains information about your right to vote in a hospital, home or similar facility and how to vote.

The MHC have developed a poster for approved centres to use to alert patients to their right to vote in elections.

A summary of the varying guidance documents we have developed and where information can be located relating to involuntary detention

A guide for those accessing in-patient mental health care

Treoir le haghaidh othair neamhdheonacha a bhfuil cúram meabhairshláinte á fháil acu