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Law Committee
Committee Aims and Objectives
Aims:
- To provide psychiatric opinion on issues related to mental health and law and to contribute to development of better mental health law.
Objectives:
- To respond to requests for submissions on legal issues related to mental health
- To inform and educate members on matters related to law and mental health
- To inform the general public on matters related to law and mental health
Committee Members 2016-2017:
- Chair: Dr. Mike Scully
- Lead on Criminal Law Insanity Act: Dr. Stephen Monks
- Lead on Capacity legislation: Dr Pauline Twomey
- Members from all faculties and groups within the College. Dr Philip Dodd (Learning Disability), Dr Eleanor Corcoran(General Adult), Dr Maria Moran (Old Age)
Meetings scheduled in 2017:
Venue: College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, 5 Herbert Street, Dublin 2.
For minutes of meetings, please contact Andrea Ryder (andrea@irishpsychiatry.ie)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]