Overview of mental health legislation in Canada, 1994.

Summary: "The report, which provides an overview of mental health legislation for adults in Canada, includes [in Part I] a background of mental health legislation in Canada, the implications of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for certain mental health issues and trends in mental health reform; [in Part II] the status of mental health legislation and reform initiatives in the provinces and territories, and a description of the initiative to standardize legislation, including the founding principles of the model Uniform Mental Health Act; [in Part III] an analysis of the key provisions of each mental health Act, with the model Act as a framework, and a retrospective on the model Act; [in Part IV] conclusions; and [in Appendices A & B] relevant mental health case law and articles related to mental health."--Introduction.