Mental Health Matters

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Mental Health Law Section

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June 2018 • Volume 4 • Number 4

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In This Issue

Children and mental health law

By Dara M. Bass

A summary of the recent "What's New in Mental Health Law: Mental Health Issues and Legal Professionalism" CLE that took place on May 16.

Presentation provides insights into work of psychiatric advanced practice nurses

By Patti A. Werner

To aid in the understanding of possible changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, it is important to understand the education, licensing requirements, scope of practice, and day-to-day work of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners.

Appellate updates

By Andreas Liewald

Analyses of two recent appellate cases, In re Jian L. and In re Wilma T.

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