{"id":1165,"date":"2023-01-16T14:52:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T12:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/?page_id=1165"},"modified":"2025-06-11T21:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T19:22:02","slug":"hospital-admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/?page_id=1165","title":{"rendered":"Hospital admission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1165\" class=\"elementor elementor-1165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-740e742f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"740e742f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-143dd514\" data-id=\"143dd514\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e02c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"43e02c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef0b44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ef0b44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hospital admission\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7550cf62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7550cf62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d7f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19d7f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d7033ee elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6d7033ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38b9561e\" data-id=\"38b9561e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363993d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"363993d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f3101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83f3101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This\u00a0topic covers the types of hospital admission, the processes preceding and following admission, and the oversight and protection role of the Mental Health Review Boards as laid down in the <\/span><span style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">Mental Health Care Act 2002 (MHCA). It also contains a downloadable version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/15_Hospital_MHCA-Form-04.pdf\">MHCA 04 form<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please visit our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/resources\/mental-health-care-act\">Mental Health Care Act<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> topic to view and download a copy of the Act\u00a0and of the latest regulations, which contain the current versions of all the MHCA forms. Chapter I of the Act contains definitions of the <span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">terminology<\/span>\u00a0used in the Act.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8cd78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c8cd78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1878a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a1878a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of hospital admission\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5276018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5276018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0242f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0242f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are three main types of admission in terms of the Mental Health Care Act:<\/p><ul><li><b>Voluntary care, treatment and rehabilitation<\/b> \u2013 when the person is in need of psychiatric treatment and <strong>willingly agrees<\/strong> to be admitted to a mental health facility for in-patient treatment.<\/li><li><b>Assisted care, treatment and rehabilitation<\/b> \u2013 when the person is in need of psychiatric treatment but is incapable of making an informed decision due to their mental health status but <strong>does not refuse<\/strong> the health intervention.<\/li><li><b>Involuntary care, treatment and rehabilitation<\/b> \u2013 when the person is in need of psychiatric treatment but is incapable of making an informed decision due to their mental health status and <strong>refuses<\/strong> health intervention<\/li><\/ul><p>The Act also provides for temporary immediate admission and treatment for a maximum of 24 hours:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Emergency admission<\/strong> or <strong>Treatment without Consent &#8211; <\/strong>when there are exceptional circumstances where there is high risk, and it is not possible to delay treatment until examination is completed<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29f99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d29f99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e0d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e0d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Role of the Mental Health Review Boards\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b79da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b79da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0720b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0720b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The primary purpose of the provincial Mental Health Review Boards established in terms of the Mental Health Care Act is to <strong>protect the mental health care user. <\/strong>Any admission under the Act implies some kind of restriction of the user&#8217;s freedom. This can only be justified after a careful risk assessment which is performed by the Board. The Board continues to monitor the situation of the user throughout their stay at the facility.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edc8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0edc8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f6a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32f6a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FSS talks on hospital admission, treatment and discharge under the Mental Health Care Act<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3389a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3389a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7457a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7457a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These three talks, by Chairpersons of the Western Cape Mental Health Review Board, cover the <strong>application<\/strong> and <strong>admission<\/strong> process for <strong>assisted<\/strong>, <strong>involuntary<\/strong> and <strong>emergency<\/strong> admissions, as well as the subsequent <strong>hospital treatment<\/strong> and <strong>discharge<\/strong> process in terms of the Mental Health Care Act. They describe the role of the Mental Health Review Board and the use of various <strong>MHCA forms <\/strong>during these processes. \u00a0All three talks are worth viewing as they contain somewhat different material and emphases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0652dfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0652dfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d4b42b\" data-id=\"8d4b42b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76b535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a76b535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50a176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a50a176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-07-29-Opening-Slide-Michelle-de-Goede-Hospital-admissions-e1722763793805-1024x760.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-07-29-Opening-Slide-Michelle-de-Goede-Hospital-admissions-e1722763793805-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-07-29-Opening-Slide-Michelle-de-Goede-Hospital-admissions-e1722763793805-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-07-29-Opening-Slide-Michelle-de-Goede-Hospital-admissions-e1722763793805-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-07-29-Opening-Slide-Michelle-de-Goede-Hospital-admissions-e1722763793805-1536x1141.png 1536w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-07-29-Opening-Slide-Michelle-de-Goede-Hospital-admissions-e1722763793805-2048x1521.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1869417\" data-id=\"1869417\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bad7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22bad7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #6f98e2;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #6f98e2;\"><b>Hospital admissions under the Mental Health Care Act\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><b>A talk<\/b> given by <b>Michelle de Goede<\/b>, Western Cape Mental Health Review Board Chairperson and Director of Comcare Trust, at the <strong>July 2024<\/strong> online support group meeting of Family Support for Schizophrenia.<\/p><p>Equips family members with the knowledge and tools to facilitate an admission for their relative under the MHCA. Emphasises the balance between the process and logistics on the one hand, and the emotions of the family member on the other. Comprehensive and detailed information including admission statistics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3bb50 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4c3bb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-07-29-FSS-Presentation-De-Goede-Admissions-under-the-MHCA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View presentation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-02-24-De-Goede.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-02-24-De-Goede.png 361w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-02-24-De-Goede-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5765863\" data-id=\"5765863\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258d7de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"258d7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #6f98e2;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #6f98e2;\"><b>Hospital treatment and discharge process under the Mental Health Care Act<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><b>A follow-up talk<\/b> given by <b>Michelle de Goede<\/b>, Western Cape Mental Health Review Board Chairperson and Director of Comcare Trust, at the <strong>February 2025<\/strong> online support group meeting of Family Support for Schizophrenia.<\/p><div><p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span class=\"xyt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Describes what happens <strong>after<\/strong> a mentally ill patient is admitted to hospital under the MHCA. Covers <\/span><span class=\"xyt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">their<\/span><span class=\"xyt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<strong>treatment<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"xyt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> in hospital and eventual <strong>discharge <\/strong>and the role of the Mental Health Review Board. Includes conditions under which <strong>involuntary outpatients<\/strong> may be released into the care of a custodian.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306265a elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"306265a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-24-De-Goede-Hospital-Treatment-and-Discharge.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View 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data-id=\"95f9f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0eb69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d0eb69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b33f635 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b33f635\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fe8f08\" data-id=\"0fe8f08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdb9eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bdb9eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2022-08-09-Opening-Slide-Elsa-van-der-Watt-MH-Review-Board-e1722764352504-1024x787.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2022-08-09-Opening-Slide-Elsa-van-der-Watt-MH-Review-Board-e1722764352504-1024x787.png 1024w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2022-08-09-Opening-Slide-Elsa-van-der-Watt-MH-Review-Board-e1722764352504-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2022-08-09-Opening-Slide-Elsa-van-der-Watt-MH-Review-Board-e1722764352504-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2022-08-09-Opening-Slide-Elsa-van-der-Watt-MH-Review-Board-e1722764352504-1536x1181.png 1536w, https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2022-08-09-Opening-Slide-Elsa-van-der-Watt-MH-Review-Board-e1722764352504-2048x1574.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eeab78\" data-id=\"5eeab78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fb901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95fb901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #6f98e2;\"><strong>Understanding<\/strong><b> the Mental Health Care Act and the functions of the Mental Health Review Board<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><b>A talk<\/b> given by <strong>Elsa van der Watt<\/strong>, Mental Health Review Board Chairperson, at the <strong>August 2022<\/strong> online support group meeting of Family Support for Schizophrenia.\u00a0<\/p><p>Explains admission and review processes using MHCA forms. Emphasises the role of the Mental Health Review Board. Includes detailed discussion of the MHCA04 form, and the processes for Involuntary Outpatient care, appealing decisions, and reporting exploitation and abuse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8b456 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cd8b456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2022-08-29-FSS-Presentation-Elsa-vd-Watt-Review-Board.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View 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elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"73e6c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/15_Hospital_FSS-Topical-Talk_Elsa-van-der-Watt_Aug-2022-MHCA-Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View summary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecbcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ecbcf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ceb015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ceb015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c42aabe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1c42aabe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ce580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8ce580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MHCA forms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89b654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e89b654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a308a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a308a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every admission under the Mental Health Care Act is documented using a series of <strong>MHCA forms<\/strong> which are submitted to the <strong>Mental Health Review Board<\/strong> for review and decision at key points.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffe9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ffe9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The two Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) forms you are most likely to encounter in the process of applying for assisted or involuntary admission of your loved one to a public health establishment are:<\/p><ul><li>Form <strong>MHCA 04<\/strong>: Application for assisted or involuntary care, treatment and rehabilitation<\/li><li>Form <strong>MHCA 22<\/strong>: Handing over custody by the South African police services of a person suspected of being mentally ill or severely or profoundly intellectually disabled and likely to inflict serious harm<\/li><\/ul><p>Form <strong>MHCA 04<\/strong>, also known as the <strong>Founding affidavit<\/strong>, is the most important MHCA form, as it lays down the basis for all the ensuing processes. \u00a0It is critical that it is completed properly. If you need assistance, contact your nearest <a href=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5_Organisations_Provincial-Mental-Health-Societies.pdf\">provincial mental health society<\/a> or Review Board, or take the form with you to the health establishment you are applying to.<\/p><p>Here are some pointers regarding Form <strong>MHCA 04<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>Form MHCA 04 is the only MHCA form completed by members of the public.<\/li><li>The same form is used for <strong>assisted care<\/strong> or <strong>involuntary care<\/strong>. The relevant box at the top of Section A must be marked accordingly.<\/li><li>The \u201c<strong>user<\/strong>\u201d is the patient who is being admitted into the mental health care system. In terms of the Act, a \u201c<strong>mental health care user<\/strong>\u201d is a person receiving care, treatment and rehabilitation services aimed at enhancing their mental health status.<\/li><li>The \u201c<strong>applicant<\/strong>\u201d is the person who completes the application form. The applicant should preferably be a family member or someone who knows the user well.<\/li><li>The completed form must be <strong>signed under oath<\/strong> in the presence of a Commissioner of Oaths, otherwise it will not be valid.<\/li><li>Each designated health establishment will have an official who is an authorised Commissioner of Oaths.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>Note that in the case of an application for <strong>voluntary admission<\/strong> no MHCA forms are needed. The standard admission forms of the facility are used.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcc3ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dfcc3ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2b22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be2b22c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to get MHCA forms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497ff9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"497ff9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c73e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c73e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Form MHCA 04: Application form<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6883816 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6883816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/15_Hospital_MHCA-Form-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1bd1d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1bd1d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other sources<\/p><ul><li>From your nearest <a href=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5_Organisations_Provincial-Mental-Health-Societies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">provincial mental health society<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>From all emergency centres, all state hospitals and some police stations<b><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cda4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23cda4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3423fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3423fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Form MHCA 22: SAPS custody form<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d03d5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c6d03d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/familysupport.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/15_Hospital_MHCA-Form-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download 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protection role of the Mental Health Review Boards as laid down in the Mental Health Care Act 2002 (MHCA). 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