Gujarat, India
QualityRights – Gujarat, India
In India, the QualityRights project was launched in July 2014 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Gujarat. The project focuses on the assessment of quality & human rights conditions in mental health services throughout the state of Gujarat, and developing an individualized improvement plan for each of the services.
Additionally, a comprehensive capacity building programme has been implemented to train health care staff, service users and families on mental health and human rights, the recovery approach to mental health care, and other critical areas.
Also as part of QualityRights Gujarat, people with psychosocial disabilities have been trained and recruited as Peer Support Volunteers (PSVs) at each of the services in order to provide support to people using the services. PSVs ensure that people know their rights and help them to develop recovery plans, to identify their goals and wishes for treatment and recovery
Finally, peer support groups led by people with psychosocial disabilities known as Maitri – and peer support groups led by families – known as Saathi – have been also established as part of QualityRights Gujarat.
Journal articles & blogs
- Pathare, S., Funk, M., Drew Bold, N., Chauhan, A., Kalha, J., Krishnamoorthy, S., . . . Khenti, A. (2021). Systematic evaluation of the QualityRights programme in public mental health facilities in Gujarat, India. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 218(4), 196-203. doi:10.1192/bjp.2019.138
- Blog: QualityRights Gujarat – Reforming mental health systems. April 2021
This page contains a number of resources relating to the QualityRights Gujarat project. Click on a heading below to show the resources available.
Assessing Quality & Human Rights in Mental Health Services
Facility based assessment reports
Facility level Improvement plans
Training on mental health and human rights
- Session 1, 2, 3 – Module on introduction to human rights (Gujarati)
- Session 1, 2, 3 – Module on introduction to human rights – PowerPoint presentation (Gujarati)
- Session 4, 5, 6 – Module on human rights and mental health (Gujarati)
- Session 4, 5, 6 – Module on human rights and mental health – PowerPoint presentation (Gujarati)
- Session 7 – Module on right to an adequate standard of living (Gujarati)
- Session 7 – Module on right to an adequate standard of living – PowerPoint presentation (Gujarati)
- Session 8 and 9 – Module on right to health (Gujarati)
- Session 8 and 9 – Module on right to health – PowerPoint Presentation (Gujarati)
- Session 10 and 11 – Module on prevention of abuse torture and inhuman treatment (Gujarati)
- Session 10 and 11 – Module on prevention of abuse, torture and inhuman treatment – PowerPoint presentation ((Gujarati))
- Simple read version of the CRPD – Gujarati and English
- Simple read version of the UDHR – Gujarati and English
Training on promoting a recovery approach in mental health
- Recovery Plan (Gujarati)
- Recovery (Gujarati) (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Recovery Trainer Manual (Gujarati)
Training on strategies to end the use of seclusion and restraint
Promoting peer support in services and the community
Questionnaires for evaluating training (all modules)
National/State Promotional materials
Case Studies
WHO Feature Story
Videos
Posters
Photo essays
- Photo Essay 1- people using the services
Photo Essay 2 – people working in the services - Photo Essay 3 – various perspectives (coming soon)
Articles & News Clips
T-shirt design
Badges
QualityRights Gujarat collaborators include the Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy ILS Pune, World Health Organization Geneva, CAMH Toronto, Hospital for Mental Health Ahmedabad, Schizophrenia Awareness Association, Pune, SCARF Chennai and Public Health Foundation of India(PHFI) New Delhi
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This project was supported by Grand Challenges Canada. Grand Challenges Canada is funded by the Government of Canada and is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact in global health. |
Partners
Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat
