AI Article Synopsis
- - The ACT updated its mental health legislation on March 1, 2016, to investigate how these changes affected detention rates for involuntary orders.
- - A study analyzed three years of data before the legislative change, revealing a significant decrease in Psychiatric Treatment Orders (PTOs) and an increase in Emergency Actions (EAs) during the subsequent period.
- - The findings suggest that the new legislation influenced detention practices, but further research is needed to assess the effects of changes to support services since the study concluded.
Article Abstract
Objectives: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) changed from the (ACT) to the 2015 (ACT) on 1 March 2016. The objective was to find the association between legislative changes and detention rates.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of involuntary order rates in the period 3 years before the legislative change was undertaken. Chi-squared analysis was performed to compare proportions.
Results: There was a statistically significant decrease in the proportion of Psychiatric Treatment Orders (PTOs) over the two periods, which could be impacted by the change from a period of detention for 7 days to a period of detention of 11 days in Period 2. On the other hand, the total number of Emergency Actions (EAs) increased in Period 2, where ambulance officers could detain patients.
Conclusion: The change in mental health legislation in the ACT was associated with a change in detention rates, in particular a decrease in the proportion of PTOs and an increase in EAs. Further study needs to be undertaken, given changes to frontline supports since the study period ended.
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