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The Mental Capacity Act covers important decision-making relating to an individual's property, financial affairs, and health and social care. It also applies to everyday decisions, such as personal care, what to wear and what to eat. It can help people with dementia, their carers and professionals to make decisions, both now and in the future. This factsheet explains what mental capacity is, outlines the key principles or rules of the Act, and looks at how it can be applied when planning for the future.

A Royal College of Psychiatrist's leaflet for young people from the Mental Health and Growing Up series. This leaflet describes when bad things happen and offers practical advice on how to cope when life gets tough.

A Royal College of Psychiatrist's leaflet about mental health problems in pregnancy, how to stay well during pregnancy and after the birth of your baby, how to decide whether or not to take medication in pregnancy and what help and support there is for pregnant women with mental health problems.

MBT is a treatment for adults with complex and longstanding emotional and interpersonal problems, such as mistrust, overwhelming feelings and destructive behaviours like self harm. People who are offered MBT might have a personality disorder or difficulties associated with personality disorder.

Information from FRANK outlining the main effects and risks of taking mephedrone.

Evidence-based recommendations on methadone and buprenorphine (oral formulations) for managing opioid dependence in adults.

An information leaflet about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), outlining the causes, what difficulties you can experience and how you can help yourself.

Mind guides to your rights on sectioning, mental health and the police, consent to medical treatment, leaving hospital, mental health and the courts and community care and aftercare.

Mitford Unit is an autism inpatient service for adults who are on the autism spectrum, who have extremely complex needs and display challenging behaviours to the extent that their needs cannot be met by local assessment and treatment services. The service also provides diversion for individuals who have been inappropriately placed within secure services.