A Human Rights Implementation Assessment for Mental Health Law and Policy 

Prof Jill Stavert J.Stavert@napier.ac.uk
Professor

Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland Sep 1, 2016 - Apr 30, 2018
The aim of this research is to explore how employers in Scotland support their employees with dementia. The research will help us to understand whether employers are meeting their legal duties. The research will look at the policies that employers ha... Read More about Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland.

UK Preparation for the UN CRPD Engagement Process: A Three-Jurisdiction Approach Jul 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016
The overall objective of this project is to draw on AHRC-funded research expertise to provide support to the UK
government in the upcoming UN review of the UK's progress towards compliance with the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of Persons... Read More about UK Preparation for the UN CRPD Engagement Process: A Three-Jurisdiction Approach.

The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland: The views and experiences of patients, Named Persons, Practitioners and Tribunal members Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2022
The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland became operational in 2005. It plays an integral role in guaranteeing the rights of patients with mental disorder as originally identified in the Millan Principles that underpin mental health legislation in Sco... Read More about The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland: The views and experiences of patients, Named Persons, Practitioners and Tribunal members.

Co-produced career guidance intervention for people living with dementia Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2023
Project, led by Dr Louise Ritchie of the University of the West of Scotland and Co-investigators (Prof Debbie Tolson and Emma Bolger of University of the Westof Scotland, Dr Valerie Egdell and Katie Brittain of Northumbria University and myself) to c... Read More about Co-produced career guidance intervention for people living with dementia.

The Future of Mental Health Law: a comparative analysis of law reform debates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Wales Aug 31, 2023 - Dec 4, 2023
Mental Health Law and its relationship to human rights has become increasingly contested following the
adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Human rights arguments
coupled with rising rates of compulsory ment... Read More about The Future of Mental Health Law: a comparative analysis of law reform debates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Wales.