Manifiesto Santo Domingo 2001 - Derechos de las Personas con Enfermedades Mentales (Santo Domingo Manifesto 2001 - Rights of Persons with Mental Illness)
Dominican Republic
Secretary of State for Public Health and Social Welfare
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Mental Health Legislation, Regulations and Implementation Guides
Dominican Republic
1 August 2001
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La Constitución de la República Dominicana consagra las garantías individuales y sociales sobre el trabajo económico, social y cultural, civil, política. Con este manifiesto nos informan de que las personas con enfermedad mental en nuestro país y los que vienen a este hospital psiquiátrico deben gozar de los mismos derechos y los trabajadores de salud mental, asegurar y vigilar que no se violen.The Constitution of the Dominican Republic enshrines individual and social guarantees concerning civil, political economic, social and cultural work. With this manifesto we report that people with mental illness in our country and those who come to this Psychiatric Hospital should enjoy the same rights and we, the mental health workers, ensure and oversee that they are not violated.
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