New WHO guidance seeks to put an end to human rights violations in mental health care
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2021年6月10日 | 新闻稿
10 June 2021 | News release
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全球大多数精神卫生保健服务继续由精神病医院提供,侵犯人权行为和强迫性做法仍然非常普遍。
Globally, the majority of mental health care continues to be provided in psychiatric hospitals, and human rights abuses and coercive practices remain all too common.
But providing community-based mental health care that is both respectful of human rights and focused on recovery is proving successful and cost-effective, according to new guidance released today by the World Health Organization.
Mental health care recommended in the new guidance should be located in the community and should not only encompass mental health care but also support for day-to-day living, such as facilitating access to accommodation and links with education and employment services.
WHO’s new “Guidance on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches” further affirms that mental health care must be grounded in a human rights-based approach, as recommended by the WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2020-2030 endorsed by the World Health Assembly in May 2021.
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必须大大加快向重新设计的精神卫生服务过渡
Much fastertransition to redesigned mental health services required