s.9Functions of Commission: general
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Section 9Part 2 — MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION

Functions of Commission: general

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The functions of the Commission are to —
advise and guide other government agencies to such extent as they may require;
obtain and compile statistics on mental illness;
oversee and deliver mental health training and sensitisation sessions for prison officers, constables and any other persons who may, in the performance of their functions, be expected to deal with mental health patients;
approve a list of overseas mental health facilities for the purpose of referral of patients;
advise the Cabinet with regard to the exercise of the powers conferred on Cabinet under section 20(a) of the Mental Health Act (2023 Revision) to declare "places of safety";
make recommendations to the Minister regarding mental health research;
research and establish protocols and guidelines for mental health advocacy and approve persons to act as advocates;
establish and maintain a programme which provides information to the general public concerning mental illness and co-occurring disorders and related conditions
consider ways to involve the general public in the decisions concerning the policy on mental illness and co-occurring disorders and related conditions;
review and evaluate the community's mental health needs, services and special problems with a view to making recommendations on policy and research to the Minister responsible for mental health; and
advise on the establishment of programmes for the provision of on-going care for persons living in the Cayman Islands for the treatment of persons with mental illness or co-occurring disorders and persons with related conditions; and
review the progress of patients transferred overseas under section 14 of the Mental Health Act (2023 Revision) and recommend to the Cabinet when it is appropriate to return such patients to the Islands;
review and offer advice to the Elections Office regarding the eligibility of mental health patients;
review every six months the progress of remand prisoners deemed unfit to plead and submit it to the chief officer, Judicial Administration;
give policy advice to the Minister responsible for health on any aspect of the local mental health system; and
perform such other functions as the as the Cabinet may determine.

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