Dr Camilla Parker
independent consultant, researcher and trainer
Dr Camilla Parker is an independent consultant, researcher and trainer specialising in mental health law, policy and human rights. Much of Camilla’s work is focused on promoting a better understanding of the law and human rights of children and young people with mental health needs. She worked as a consultant for the Department of Health on the revision of the children and young people’s chapter in the Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice (2015) and authored chapter 7: Decision-making in Disabled Children: A Legal Handbook (eds Steve Broach and Luke Clements, (3rd edn, LAG 2020)). Her book on Adolescent Mental Health Care and the Law (LAG 2020) is due to be published later this year. Camilla is a solicitor (non-practising) and member of the Law Society’s Mental Health and Disability Committee. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent.