# Children and Mental Health Act Assessments

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/children-and-mental-health-act-assessments/2337>\
**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Tags:** mha-assessment\
**Created:** [3 April 2024 05:05 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/children-and-mental-health-act-assessments/2337 "2024-04-03T05:05:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Neale10](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Neale10](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Neale10)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2024 05:05 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/children-and-mental-health-act-assessments/2337/1 "2024-04-03T05:05:10Z")

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Please how should mental health act assessments be conducted at home if children are present?

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**Author:** ![NeilSanyal](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/49beb7/32.png) [@NeilSanyal](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/NeilSanyal)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2024 08:22 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/children-and-mental-health-act-assessments/2337/2 "2024-04-03T08:22:21Z")

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In my experience the AMHP needs to try their utmost to have the children looked after by another family member outside of their home when the MHA assessment takes place, as it is incredibly disturbing for them. If this is not possible the AMHP should take another person from MH services or local authority Children’s Social Care with them, who could then possibly take them out for the duration of the interview and aftermath.

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**Author:** ![SKODALI](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@SKODALI](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/SKODALI)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2024 09:03 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/children-and-mental-health-act-assessments/2337/3 "2024-04-04T09:03:17Z")

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Some one needs to take them into a separate room or involve any grandparents etc or a social worker different from AMHP etc.

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**Author:** ![Neale10](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Neale10](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Neale10)\
**Post date:** [6 April 2024 19:10 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/children-and-mental-health-act-assessments/2337/4 "2024-04-06T19:10:06Z")

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Thank you Neil and Dr.Sarada, this is helpful!