Your Rights

Find out more about your rights as a family member of someone with mental illness, as a mental health clinician or as some one suffering a mental illness or addiction. Find out how Advance Directives can give you a say in how you are treated in the future or how to make a complaint if you aren't getting the services that you require.

As a Patient

As a person suffering from a mental illness or addiction, there is information about getting the most out of mental health services
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As a Family Member

Find out how you can be involved in the mental health treatment of your loved one.
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As a Clinician

What are your obligations as a mental health and addictions clinician?
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Emergency plans (Advanced Directives)

Everyone has the right to make choices about their future health care. An advance directive says what treatment is acceptable before it is needed. It spells out what treatment a person agrees to, and what treatment they do not consent to receive if they become unwell in the future.
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Making an Complaint

If you want to make a complaint you might find it helpful to seek advice and support from a Consumer Advocate. The Consumer Advisor in each District Health Board (DHB) mental health and addiction service will be able to direct you to a local Consumer Advocate.
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