Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Services

• After the verdict: victims and witnesses

  What happens after a verdict at court, including information on sentencing, appeals and the Victim Notification Scheme.

• Becoming a named person for someone detained in hospital

  How to make decisions on behalf of someone if they're sectioned due to their mental health.

• Help with a legal problem

  Who can help you if you need advice about a legal problem, such as debt, housing, benefits, employment, divorce or claims for money.

• Help with mental health

  Support if you have a mental health problem such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety.

• Setting up guardianship

  Guardianship allows someone to make decisions on behalf of an adult with incapacity.

• Setting up power of attorney

  A legal document which allows you to plan for the future, drawn up when you have the capacity to do so.

• Your rights if you have a mental disorder

  Read about the special rights designed to protect people with mental illness.