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Executive Summary
Foreword
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Ch 1. Introduction
Ch 2. Methodology
Ch 3. Legal issues
Ch 4. Barriers to accessing legal assistance
Ch 5. Participation in the legal system
Ch 6. Non-legal support
Ch 7. Discussion and conclusion
References
Appendices
Acknowledgements
Access to justice and legal needs research program: Terms of reference
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On the edge of justice: the legal needs of people with a mental illness (2006)
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Executive Summary
Foreword
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Ch 1. Introduction
The aim of this project
What is 'mental illness'?
Mental illness in Australia and NSW
Why a project on the legal needs of people with a mental illness?
Key literature
Summary
Ch 2. Methodology
Ch 3. Legal issues
Mental health care system-related legal issues
Adult guardianship
Disability discrimination
Employment
Other areas of discrimination
Occupational health and safety
Criminal legal issues
Housing issues
Private rental accommodation
Department of Housing (DOH) accommodation
Boarding houses
Social security issues
Consumer issues
Family law issues
Care and protection issues
Victim of crime issues
Summary
Ch 4. Barriers to accessing legal assistance
Individual barriers to accessing legal assistance
Lack of awareness of legal rights
Being disorganised
Being overwhelmed
Mistrust of service providers
Difficult behaviour
Communication problems
Lack of mental health care and treatment
Systemic barriers to seeking legal assistance
Availability of affordable legal services
Time constraints
Remote, rural and regional issues
Identifying mental illness
A perceived lack of credibility
Physical environment
Suggestions to increase the accessibility of legal services to people with a mental illness
Training and awareness-raising
Support for lawyers
Summary
Ch 5. Participation in the legal system
Barriers to participating in the legal system
Cognitive impairment
Problems with time management
Communication
Courtroom environment
Features of ADR
Lack of legal representation
Credibility
Identification of mental illness
Facilitating participation in the legal system for people with a mental illness
Flexible service delivery
Therapeutic jurisprudence and problem-solving courts and lists
Summary
Ch 6. Non-legal support
The role of non-legal service providers in assisting clients with a legal problem
Challenges facing non-legal service providers
Supporting non-legal agencies
Summary
Ch 7. Discussion and conclusion
Social and economic disadvantage and mental illness
Mental illness and participation in the justice system
Need for flexibility
Credibility
Identification of mental illness
The role of non-legal service providers
The impact of mental health care in NSW
Further research
Conclusion
References
Appendices
Acknowledgements
Access to justice and legal needs research program: Terms of reference
Publishing details
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Karras, M, McCarron, E, Gray, A & Ardasinski, S 2006, On the edge of justice: the legal needs of people with a mental illness in NSW, Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, Sydney
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