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Sharp rise in Mental Health Act detentions

05 October 2010

The numbers of people being detained under the Mental Health Act rose by 1,692 in the last financial year according to figures published by the NHS information centre. The 3.5% increase brings the total people detained under the act to just under 50,000 in one year and represents the largest increase in three years.

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