Mental Health Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to Mental health law.
The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Mental Health Bill during its passage through Parliament.
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“Mental health data from the 1950’s on middle-aged women showed them to be a particularly distressed group, vulnerable to depression and feelings of uselessness. This isn’t surprising. If society tells you that your main role is to be attractive to men and you are getting crow’s feet, and to be a mother to children and yours are leaving home, no wonder you are distressed.”
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—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)