Promoting quality, human rights and recovery in mental health

WHO QualityRights aims to improve the quality of care in mental health and related services and to promote the rights of people with psychosocial, intellectual and cognitive disabilities. Through capacity building, service assessment, civil society engagement and policy reform, this project offers a comprehensive approach to ending coercion and promoting a recovery approach, in order to leave a lasting legacy of respect for human rights

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  • QualityRights in Kenya
    18 Jul 2019
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    Kenya embarks on the QualityRights adventure! The initiative was officially launched by the Ministry of Health on 21 November and is being rolled out throughout the country. A national implementation committee has been established and meets regularly, and QualityRights training of trainers has also been held to support widescale rollout.
  • QualityRights launched in the Philippines
    06 Nov 2019
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    On World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2019, the Philippines officially launched QualityRights nationwide. This photo shows high level officials and key guests at the launch logging in and starting the QualityRights e-training course, with national QualityRights champions standing behind them and serving as their  e-training “coaches”.
  • QualityRights Gujarat
    04 Dec 2015
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    Poor quality and human rights violations are a feature of mental health services in facilities across India. The QualityRights Gujarat project provides a solution in the State of Gujarat, India, by introducing and scaling up an innovative QualityRights intervention in mental health facilities and services. The project utilizes WHO’s QualityRights Assessment Tool Kit and capacity building materials on mental health, human rights and recovery, to improve quality of care and respect for human rights in services across the State.
  • QualityRights in Mental Health – Ghana
    18 Jul 2019
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    QualityRights has been launched throughout Ghana! Thousands of people have already completed the QualityRights e-training on mental health, human rights and recovery and received their certificates. See what’s been happening here
  • QualityRights in Europe
    24 Jul 2018
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    Learn more about QualityRights implementation in countries throughout the European Region. More information is available here.

QualityRights Objectives

  1. Build capacity to understand and promote human rights, recovery and independent living in the community.

  2. Create community based and recovery oriented services in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

  3. Improve the quality and human rights conditions in inpatient and outpatient mental health and related services.

  4. Develop a civil society movement to conduct advocacy and influence policy-making.

  5. Reform national policies and legislation in line with best practice, the CRPD and other international human rights standards.

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Resources

View the QualityRights training materials, QualityRights Toolkit, Guidance Modules, Evaluation Tools and promotional materials and media products.


Country Resources

See what other countries are doing to implement QualityRights, and the resources they have developed, translated and adapted as part of their national efforts.


Participate

Contribute to the WHO QualityRights movement by participating in our open consultations.


Training

A number of QualityRights training opportunities are available. Find out more about in-person and e‑training opportunities, as well as the International Diploma on Mental Health, Human Rights and Law.


WHO MiNDbank

WHO MiNDbank is a database of resources covering mental health, substance abuse, disability, general health, human rights and development from around the world.

Latest QualityRights Media

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