Guidance and regulation

Shows professionals how to carry out their responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 1983, and provide high quality and safe care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 31 October 2017

How mental health practitioners can manage risk including self-harm and harm to others.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 31 March 2009

Sets out 6 objectives to improve mental health, wellbeing and outcomes for people with mental health problems.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 2 February 2011

A framework of modifiable factors to guide promotion of good mental health in babies, children and young people.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 8 January 2024

This revised reference guide gives information and advice on how the 1983 Mental Health Act operates.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 26 March 2015

Sets out the government's quality standards for mental health services.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 September 1999

How to support children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties who are at risk of restrictive intervention.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 27 June 2019

'You're Welcome': standards to help improve the quality of, and access to, health and wellbeing services for young people.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 27 June 2023

Reports to support commissioners in improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 6 December 2016

Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 28 March 2024

Guidance for NHS hospitals and independent hospitals (providing NHS-funded care) in England about how to comply with the requirements of the act.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 7 December 2021

Information about Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS).

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 3 August 2021

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 28 September 2022

Guidance for health and social care professionals on using the ASSIST-Lite tool to identify substance use and provide appropriate intervention.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 7 April 2021

Report of the work of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 17 March 2015

This framework supports employers to voluntarily report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and 1 others
• Updated: 22 November 2018

Actions that local areas can take to reduce health inequalities experienced by people living with mental illness.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 18 December 2018

Links mental health data, policy and knowledge to help planners understand needs within the local population and assess local services.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 25 October 2019

Instructions for approving doctors and clinicians under the Mental Health Act 1983.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 25 March 2021

How and when to send statutory forms and other documents electronically.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 13 January 2021