Lacking Insight - Community Law

Appendix 3 – Promotional Material,distributed by VICSERV, VMIAC, to allconsumer consultants and to areamental health services:Have you had an experience withthe Mental Health Review Board?‘Involuntary Patient Experience of the MentalHealth Review in Victoria – What is it and HowDoes the Process Work?’The Mental Health Legal Centre is currentlyundertaking a research project exploring people’sexperiences of mental health review in Victoria andthe Mental Health Review Board. This will include anyapplications, hearings, and follow-up from MentalHealth Review Board hearings. The project largelyaims to record the experience of the mental healthreview process from the perspective of consumers(those that have been involuntary patients).In addition to the perspective of consumers otherstakeholders, including carers, Mental Health ReviewBoard members, community organisations andprofessional groups will be sought. Focus groupsand interviews will be undertaken to collect qualitativedata from participants, to identify possible strategiesfor further enhancing service quality standards of themental health review process, including in areas ofcommunication, representation and reform.The project team is now looking for people whowould be interested in participating in focus groupsand interviews during the next few months. Pleaseexpress your interest by contacting the ProjectWorker, Mim Ingvarson either via e-mail atMiriam_Ingvarson@fcl.fl.asn.au or on 9629 4422.If you require an interpreter please let us know andone will be arranged for you.Thank-you for your interest and support of this project.Please rip off a copy of my contact name and phonenumber to callAppendix 4 – Semi-structuredIn-depth Interview PromptsInterviews with stakeholders utilised this framework,adapted appropriately to the particular role ofeach interviewee:Semi-structured in-depthinterview promptsI’d like to start off by asking you to describe how itwas that you came before the Mental Health ReviewBoard?orCan you tell me about your experiences that ledyou to appearing before the Mental Health ReviewBoard?andCan you tell me why you were interested inparticipating in this project?1. The hearing processIndividuals’ access to information regarding hearings• What access did you have to informationregarding your rights, including appealsmechanisms, involved in the Board process?• What information did the Board provide to you;89