Rights and Responsibilities
People with mental illness have a right to expert professional health care. Other rights include:
- To be treated with dignity and respect, and to be free from any form of harassment (physical, sexual or emotional)
- To be provided with information about mental health issues, treatment options and availability of appropriate services
- To participate, as far as possible, in decisions about the kind of care and support that is provided
- To have family, friends or advocates provide support
- To have an interpreter, if needed
- To have their privacy and confidentiality respected
People with mental illness also have responsibilities. These include:
- Cooperating, as far as possible, with the staff who are providing care. This includes providing accurate information about topics such as the symptoms of the illness, social situation, drug or alcohol use, and issues relating to safety of themselves or others
- To respect the safety, privacy and dignity of other people, whether staff, other clients, other families and friends
For further information about Orygen Youth Health Services rights and responsibilities please click here.
If at any time you are unhappy with the service you can access our Feedback and Complaints section on the above link.