You have been detained because you have been assessed as meeting the criteria for detention under the Mental Health Act 1983. Generally speaking, this means that following an assessment, doctors have concluded that you:
● have a mental disorder
● which is of a nature and/or degree requiring assessment and/or treatment in hospital, and
● you need to be detained in the interests of your own health or safety, or for the protection of others.
In other words, it is felt that you have a mental disorder and that it is currently not safe for you to be assessed or treated in the community.