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Region of the Americas: Mental Health Legislation, Regulations and Implementation Guides

This section contains ‘stand alone’ mental health legislation as well as general health and disability legislation, where these have integrated mental health issues in a substantial way. The absence of ‘stand alone’ mental health legislation or the absence of general health or disability legislation covering mental health in a substantial way, does not mean that mental health is not at all covered in a country’s general health or disability legislation.

This section also includes, ordinances, directives, regulations, implementation guides for legislation and other similar legislative instruments.

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PROYECTO DE LEY “DEL RECONOCIMIENTO Y PROTECCIÓN DE LOS DERECHOS DE LAS PERSONAS EN LA ATENCIÓN DE SALUD MENTAL (2021)

Government of Chile (2021)

Canadian Criminal Code (Code criminel du Canada)

Minister of Justice; Government of Canada (2020)

Atención en las Urgencias de Salud Mental. 2019/ Service Provision on Mental Health Emergencies. 2019

National Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2019)

Conceptualizaciones sobre Salud Mental Infanto Juvenil. 2019/ Guidelines on Youth Mental Health. 2019

National Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2019)

Pautas para la Organización y Funcionamiento de Dispositivos de Salud Mental. 2019/Guidelines for the Implementation and Function of Mental Health Establishments. 2019

National Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2019)

Ley 18.600 - Ley de deficientes mentales (Law 18.600 - Persons with mental disabilities)

Gobierno De Chile (2018)

Decreto Supremo N° 033-2015-SA: Acceso universal y equitativo a las intervenciones de promoción y protección para preservar salud mental (Supreme Decree No. 033-2015-SA: Universal and equitable access to promotion and protection interventions to preserve mental health)

El Presidente del Perú (2015)

Decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley General de Salud, en materia de salud mental (Decree on the reform and addition of several provisions of the General Health Act, in the field of mental health)

Government of Mexico (2013)

Ley 1616 DE 2013: por medio de la cual se expide la ley de Salud Mental y se dictan otras disposiciones (Law: 1616, 2013: Which issues the Mental Health Act and other provisions )

El Congreso De La Republic De Colombia (2012)

Portaria nº 857 (Ordinance 857/2012)

Ministry of Health; Brazil (2012)

Canadian Criminal Code

Minister of Justice; Government of Canada (2012)

Ley No. 29889 - Ley que modifica el artículo 11 de la ley 26842, Ley General de la Salud, y garantiza los derechos de las personas con problemas de salud mental (Law No. 29889 - Law amending article 11 of the law 26842, the General Health Law, and providing rights of people with mental health problems)

Congress of the Republic; Republic of Peru (2012)

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals Rights

Government of the United States of America (2012)

United States, Disability Legislation

Portaria nº 3.090 (Ordinance 3,090/2011)

Ministry of Health; Brazil (2011)

Resolução nº 448 (Resolution 448/2011)

Ministry of Health; Brazil (2011)

Ley de Salud Mental del Distrito Federal (Mental Health Act Federal District)

Government of Mexico (2011)

Salud Publica Ley 26.657 Derecho a la Protección de la Salud Mental (Public Health Law 26.657 Right to Protection of Mental Health)

Argentine Republic (2010)

Portaria conjunta nº 6 (Joint ordinance 6/2010)

Ministry of Education; Ministry of Health; Brazil (2010)

Mental Health Act

Government of Trinidad and Tobago (2009)

Trinidad and Tobago

Mental Health Care Act

The Parliament of Jamaica (2009)

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