One day a notebook belonging to Lenny was found in his room. It was full of rambling drunken notes and tirades (“If you find me dead in the ...

I’ve thought a lot about Lenny over the last few years since his death. I’ve thought about writing his story on this blog for a long time. I...

The Masked AMHP now has a Facebook group. Join now (or when you can be bothered) to find out what The Masked AMHP's been up to each week...

Blogger provides a lot of interesting data relating to the readership of one’s blog, not least of which is the rough geographical location o...

I still remember, during my training as an Approved Social Worker back in 1984, being told that, just because someone wanted to kill themsel...

Blog Reader: I say, Masked AMHP, you’ve been promising to write a post about how to identify the Nearest Relative of a patient detained und...

The Mental Health Act gives the Nearest Relatives of patients subject to the Act specific legal powers. These include the right to apply for...