Advocacy for mental health : mental health polich and service guidance package.

Mental health advocacy is a relatively new concept, developed with a view to reducing stigma and discrimination, and promoting the human rights of people with mental disorders. It consists of various actions aimed at changing the major structural and attitudinal barriers to achieving positive mental...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003.
Subjects:
Mental health services.
Mentally ill.
Patient advocacy.
Mental health policy.
Patients > Civil rights.
Mentally ill women.
Mental Health Services
Mentally Ill Persons
Patient Advocacy
Services de santé mentale.
Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale.
Patients > Droits.
Santé mentale > Politique gouvernementale.
Femmes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale.
mentally ill.
Patients > Civil rights
Mental health policy
Mental health services
Mentally ill
Patient advocacy
Mental health services. > Patient advocacy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Table of contents
  • Preface
  • Executive summary
  • Aims and target audiences
  • 1. What is advocacy and why is it important?
  • 2. Roles of different groups in advocacy
  • 3. How ministries of health can support advocacy
  • 4. Examples of good practices in advocacy
  • 5. Barriers and solutions to supporting advocacy from ministries of health
  • 6. Recommendations and conclusions
  • Definitions
  • Further reading
  • References.

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