OHCHR and WHO launched guidelines to end mistreatment in mental health services
By Juan Sanchez Gil
In anticipation of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) have jointly introduced today a guidance titled “Guidance and Practice for Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation.” The objective is to support countries in reforming their laws to eliminate human rights violations and improve access to quality mental health care. Human rights abuses and coercive practices in Psychiatry Instances of human rights abuses and coercive practices in the field of health care persist across the globe often supported by existing laws and policies. These include hospitalization and
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