Professional Role
Approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) are trained to implement elements of the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007, in conjunction with medical practitioners. They have received specific training relating to the application the Mental Health Act, usually lasting one or two years, and perform the pivotal role in assessing and deciding whether there are grounds to detain mentally disordered people who meet the statutory criteria.
Assessment and detention under the Act is colloquially known as being 'sectioned', or 'sectioning', in reference to the application of sections of the Mental Health Act relevant to this process.
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