Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

The IMHA services in Bexley is provided by our partners MIND in Bexley. 

 

 

Mind in Bexley IMHA Service is available to all to all patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) in an NHS hospital in Bexley or living in the Bexley Borough and on Supervised Community Treatment (SCT; CTO).

 

You can call them on 0203 961 7846 or  click on the logo above to take you to their page

Please see below for some general information on Independent Mental Health Advocacy. 

When someone is admitted to hospital they can be detained under the Mental Health Act.

This can be very distressing, and sometimes people who are being detained feel powerless and unable to ask questions or get information.

Independent mental health advocacy can help.

The support of a trained advocate can help someone understand:

•   why they have been detained

•   explain their rights under the Mental Health Act

•   ensure their views and wishes are considered by professional staff involved in their care and treatment.

 

Advocates are fully-trained to work with patients detained under the Mental Health Act.

 

Their experience and knowledge can help ensure that patients are involved in the decisions that are made about them.