"Everyone is quite clear our system is broken and until the recommendations of the inquiry are actually implemented, we won't see general systemic change." New Zealand's rates of compulsory treatment were high, due in part to the over-use of community treatment orders, which were "difficult to challenge and often become indefinite treatment orders". "People really struggle to assert their rights in mental health services. "The way that human rights approaches work is they remind us we're treating people, rather than symptoms and disorders." If people were properly supported and engaged in discussions early, compulsory treatment orders would not be necessary.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 13, 2021 07:41 UTC