My Rights, My Decisions
My Rights, My Decisions (MRMD) is a peer-led, co-designed information, training and tools package. It supports consumers to express their views and preferences about their mental health treatment, care and support, which in turn helps treating teams achieve better outcomes for people they are working with.
Based on the Mental Health Act 2015 (ACT) provisions for Nominated Person, Advance Agreement and Advance Consent Direction, MRMD helps consumers to be empowered and express themselves while they have decision-making capacity. Their views can then be taken into account by their treating team if they become unwell and have reduced decision-making capacity in the future.
The My Rights, My Decisions Form Kit has been developed in consultation with mental health consumers, ACT Government Health Directorate, ACT Disability, Aged and Carer Advocacy Service (ADACAS), CarersVoice ACT, Legal Aid ACT, and the ACT Human Rights Commission.
For consumers
The Network provides free workshops for consumers to help them put their decisions in place for if they become unwell in the future.
For more information go to the My Rights, My Decisions for Consumers page.
For providers
The Network delivers My Rights, My Decisions (MRMD) workshops to workers who provide services and supports to consumers, including but not limited to clinicians, community workers and peer workers.
For more information go to the My Rights, My Decisions for Practitioners page.