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(b)
Capacity-building among mental health practitioners, persons with
psychosocial disabilities, families, carers and other supporters, civil society, lawyers,
judges, police, social workers and others in order to promote a human rights, legal capacity
and recovery-based approach in the area of mental health in line with the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other international human rights standards;
(c)
Comprehensive technical guidance for countries which identifies, describes
and evaluates existing and emerging community-based services and support that are
responsive to the needs of persons with psychosocial disabilities and are in line with the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
(d)
Support for the creation and strengthening of organizations led by persons
with psychosocial disabilities and the facilitation of dialogue with Governments in order to
facilitate their inclusion and participation in policymaking processes;
(e)
Addressing the perpetuation of segregation, which may take the form of
funding new institutions or refurbishing existing facilities, through the termination of
resource allocations to these areas. Funding should be used to help families avoid
placement of children in institutions and to create community-based support systems for
persons with psychosocial disabilities.
VII. Conclusions
62.
Users of mental health services, persons with mental health conditions and
persons with psychosocial disabilities are positioned at the confluence of many
vulnerabilities, particularly those arising from poverty, stigma, discrimination, social
isolation and segregation. A comprehensive approach to addressing their human
rights situation requires the protection of autonomy, agency and dignity as well as the
other human rights guaranteed by, inter alia, the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights. It also requires policy shifts that recognize exclusion and marginalization as
the causes and consequences of poor mental health and take seriously the commitment
in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to leave no one behind and reach
first those who are furthest behind. Consequently, in meeting their obligation to
achieve the full realization of the rights of persons with mental health conditions,
users of mental health services and persons with psychosocial disabilities, States
should align the policy and legal framework with human rights norms, develop and
implement rights-based strategies and plans, and share technical expertise and other
resources, such as good practice norms.
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