Mental Health and the Law
Friday's Progress Notes - November 28, 2003
Mental Health Information - Vol. 7 Issue 17
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CONTENTS
1. Duty to warn vs. duty to testify
2. Working with clients affected by interpersonal violence
3. Mental health assessments in the juvenile court settings
4. Information-sharing of juvenile court records
5. Workplace violence
6. Helping foster youth understand their rights
7. Employment discrimination
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1. PSYCHIATRIC NEWS
Psychiatrists Can't Be Forced To Testify Against Patients
A court finds psychiatrists legally obligated to alert third parties
when a patient reveals violent threats, but says they can't be
required to testify about those threats during the patient's trial.
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/38/21/18
2. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Ending Interpersonal Violence
This document reviews the issues faced by psychologists working in the areas of interpersonal violence.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/05/violence.aspx
3. NATIONAL JUVENILE DEFENDER CENTER
Mental Health Assessments in the Justice System: How to Get High-Quality Evaluations and What to Do With Them in Court
This module educates court personnel on how mental health experts produce an evaluation that aids them in decision-making.
4. INSTITUTE OF LAW, PSYCHIATRY AND PUBLIC POLICY
The 2003 Juvenile Records Information Sharing Manual
The manual provides a comprehensive overview of Virginia and federal
law related to information-sharing and confidentiality of juvenile
records.
5. OSHA
Workplace Violence
According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), more assaults occur in the healthcare and social services industries than in any other industry.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/particles/workplaceviolence.html
6. YOUTH LAW
Fight for Your Rights
This California guidebook is intended to help foster youth understand the rights and services available to them when they leave foster care. (Document may be slow to load.)
http://www.youthlaw.org
7. LEGAL ACTION CENTER
Employment Discrimination and What to Do About It
This manual informs providers in 5 states about state and federal laws that protect clients with criminal records, histories of alcohol and drug problems, and HIV/AIDS from employment discrimination.
NY Edition - http://www.hirenetwork.org/pdfs/Employment%20discrimination%20(NY).pdf
CA Edition - http://lac.org/doc_library/lac/publications/050542_ca_disc.pdf
PA Edition - http://lac.org/doc_library/lac/publications/050542_pa_disc.pdf
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VA Edition - http://lac.org/doc_library/lac/publications/050542_va_disc.pdf
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