Promoting person-centred & rights-based community mental health services
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches is a set of publications that provides information and support to all stakeholders who wish to develop or transform their mental health system and services to align with international human rights standards including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The overall Guidance document provides a detailed description of person-centred and human rights-based approaches in mental health, examples of good practice services around the world and recommendations for integrating such services into national health and social care systems and services.
The accompanying seven technical packages focus on specific categories of mental health services and provide guidance for setting up these new services.
These resources aim to empower governments, policy-makers, health and social care professionals, nongovernmental organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities and other stakeholders, to introduce and scale up mental health services that respect human rights.
Main guidance
Guidance on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
Seven technical packages
Mental health crisis services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
Hospital-based mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
Community mental health centres: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
Peer support mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
Community outreach mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
Supported living services for mental health: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
Comprehensive mental health service networks: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
