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Infographic Mental Health & Mental Capacity

Mental Capacity, Choice and Supported Decision-Making

DCC-i 2026

By Daisy Long

A practical infographic exploring mental capacity, supported decision-making and person-centred support, with six reminders for promoting choice, confidence and independence.

Resource type: Infographic
Practice area: Mental Health & Mental Capacity

What this helps with

A practical infographic exploring mental capacity, supported decision-making and person-centred support, with six reminders for promoting choice, confidence and independence.

Tagged

Building confidence through choice
Decision-specific mental capacity
Mental Capacity Act principles
Mental capacity is not intelligence
Person-centred support
Presumption of capacity
Promoting choice and independence
Proportionate support in social care
Respecting individual decision-making
supported decision-making
Supporting someone to make decisions