Published: June 2018
This report presents the findings from a research project which explored how people have, or have not been, supported to make their own decisions. Making decisions about your own life is a key aspect of independence, freedom and human rights. Mental health law in Ireland has previously allowed compulsory intervention even when a person has the decision making ability to refuse intervention.
Authors: Davidson, G., Edge, R., Falls, D., Keenan, F., Kelly, B., McLaughlin, A., Montgomery, L., Mulvenna, C., Norris, B., Owens, A., Shea Irvine, R. and Webb, P.
Organisations: Praxis Care, Mencap and Queen’s University Belfast