A/HRC/RES/43/13 them and to respect their dignity, integrity, enjoyment of legal capacity on an equal basis with others, choices and inclusion in the community, Emphasizing that States should ensure that persons with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities, in particular persons using mental health services, have access to a range of support services, including peer support, that are based on respect for human rights in order to live independently, be included in the community, exercise their autonomy and agency, participate meaningfully in and decide upon all matters affecting them and have their dignity respected, on an equal basis with others, Reiterating how important it is for States to adopt, implement, update, strengthen or monitor, as appropriate, laws, policies and practices to eradicate any form of discrimination, stigma, violence and abuse in the context of mental health, Recognizing the particularly important role that psychiatry and other mental health professions should have, alongside, inter alia, government institutions and services, actors within the justice system, including the penitentiary system, civil society organizations and national human rights institutions, in taking measures to ensure that practices in the field of mental health do not perpetuate stigma, discrimination and social exclusion, coercion, overmedicalization and institutionalization that lead to violations or abuses of human rights, Acknowledging that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities laid the foundation for a paradigm shift in mental health and created the momentum for deinstitutionalization and the identification of models of care and support based on respect for human rights that, inter alia, address the underlying determinants of mental health, provide effective mental health and community-based services and psychosocial support, reduce power asymmetries in mental health settings and respect the enjoyment of autonomy on an equal basis with others, Reaffirming that the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is an inclusive right that encompasses tackling the underlying determinants of health through interventions, policies and programmes that protect persons from key risk factors of poor health, Recalling that, according to the Constitution of the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, Acknowledging that good mental health and well-being cannot be defined by the absence of a mental health condition or psychosocial disability but rather by an environment that enables individuals and populations to live a life of dignity, with full enjoyment of their rights, in the equitable pursuit of their potential, and that values both social connection and respect through non-violent and healthy relationships at the individual and societal levels, and recognizing that discriminatory laws, policies, practices and attitudes undermine the social structures required to support well-being and inclusion, Concerned that there is a continuing lack of parity between physical and mental health reflected in the marginalization of mental health within health policies and budgets or in medical education, research and practice, and stressing the importance of investing more on mental health promotion through a multisectoral approach that is based on respect for human rights and that also addresses the underlying social, economic and environmental determinants of mental health, Reaffirming the right of refugees and migrants to the enjoyment, without discrimination, of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, and underscoring the vulnerable situations that can have a negative impact on the mental health of persons on the move, Recognizing that women and girls with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities at all ages, in particular those using mental health services, face an increased vulnerability to violence, abuse, discrimination and negative stereotyping, and underscoring the need to take all appropriate measures to ensure access to mental health and community services that are gender-sensitive, 3