Preventing prejudice by preserving the spirit of mental health legislation during the COVID-19 national emergency.

Calina OuliarisLinda SheahanDuncan George

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2020)

In times of emergency, it is crucial that we uphold the safeguards embodied within mental health legislation to prevent prejudicial treatment of mental health consumers.

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