A/HRC/39/36 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. High-level opening ........................................................................................................................ 3 III. Summary of the proceedings ......................................................................................................... 5 A. Setting the scene: mental health as a human rights issue ...................................................... 5 B. Improving human rights in mental health through system-wide strategies ........................... 7 C. Human rights-based services and support to improve the enjoyment of human rights in the context of mental health ........................................................................ 9 Improving practices to combat discrimination, stigma, violence, coercion and abuse ................................................................................................................ 11 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 13 List of participants......................................................................................................................... 17 D. IV. Annex 2