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2025 Agenda

Community Care Live

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Mental capacity and suicide

08 Oct 2025
Legal Learning Theatre
Adults , Legal

This session will examine the ways in which capacity is understood and misunderstood in the presence of suicide risk and address the legal and ethical dilemmas that arise in consequence.

Learning outcomes:

  • Clarity about when and under what circumstances capacity is relevant
  • How to think about capacity in the context of suicide risk
  • Working with partner agencies in the presence of suicide risk
  • Legal considerations
Speakers
Alex Ruck Keene, barrister - 39 Essex Chambers

Event Partner

Essex County Council Logo

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