A/HRC/34/32 (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. 18

Select target paragraph3

Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents