Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights (Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package)

Mental health legislation is essential for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders, who comprise a vulnerable section of society. This module provides information to help guide the development of mental health legislation. The module begins by setting out the activities that are required before legislation is formulated. The content of legislation is then described, including substantive provisions for specific mental health legislation and legislation impacting on mental health. Process issues in mental health legislation are then outlined, including drafting procedures, consultation and the implementation of legislation. Also available: WHO Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package--14 modules Other modules included in the package:Improving Access and Use of Psychotropic Medicines Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policies and Plans Mental Health Policy, Plans and Programmes. Updated version Mental Health Context Mental Health Financing Advocacy for Mental Health Quality Improvement for Mental Health Organization of Services for Mental Health Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services for Mental Health Mental Health Policies and Programmes in the Workplace Mental Health Information Systems Human Resources and Training in Mental Health Monitoring and Evaluation of Mental Health Policies and Plans Table of contents......Page 10 Preface......Page 11 Executive summary......Page 16 Aims and target audience......Page 22 1.1 Necessity of mental health legislation......Page 23 1.2 Approaches to mental health legislation......Page 24 1.3 Interface between mental health policy and legislation......Page 25 2.1 Identifying the country's principal mental disorders and barriers to implementation of policy and programmes......Page 27 2.3 Studying international conventions and standards......Page 29 2.4 Reviewing mental health legislation in other countries......Page 32 2.5 Consultation and negotiating for change......Page 33 3.1 Substantive provisions for mental health legislation......Page 35 3.2 Substantive provisions for other legislation impacting on mental health......Page 41 4. The drafting process: key issues and actions......Page 45 5. Adoption of legislation: key issues and actions......Page 48 6.1 Obstacles......Page 50 6.2 Strategies for overcoming implementation difficulties......Page 51 7.2 Recommendations for countries with a limited amount of mental health legislation......Page 54 7.4 Recommendations for countries with mental health legislation that has not been adequately implemented......Page 55 8. Country examples of mental health legislation......Page 56 References......Page 61 The WHO has developed a mental health policy and service guidance package to help implement the policy recommendations of the World Health Report 2001:'Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope'. The package consists of a series of inter-related and user-friendly modules designed to address the wide variety of needs and priorities in policy development and service planning. Each module addresses a core aspect of mental health.; Mental health legislation is essential for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders, who comprise a vulnerable section of society. This module provides information to help guide the development of mental health legislation. The module begins by setting out the activities that are required before legislation is formulated. The content of legislation is then described, including substantive provisions for specific mental health legislation and legislation impacting on mental health. Process issues in mental health legislation are then outlined, including drafting procedure. The WHO has developed a mental health policy and service guidance package to help implement the policy recommendations of the World Health Report 2001: "Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope". The package consists of a series of inter-related and user-friendly modules designed to address the wide variety of needs and priorities in policy development and service planning. Each module addresses a core aspect of mental health.; Mental health legislation is essential for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders, who comprise a vulnerable section of society. This module provides information to help guide the development of mental health legislation. The module begins by setting out the activities that are required before legislation is formulated. The content of legislation is then described, including substantive provisions for specific mental health legislation and legislation impacting on mental health. Process issues in mental health legislation are then outlined, including drafting procedure