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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 main reference source for all stakeholders is the Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document which 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. This comprehensive document is accompanied by a set of seven technical packages focused on specific categories of mental health services and guidance for setting up new services.

This guidance aims 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 protect and promote human rights, ultimately improving the lives of people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities everywhere.

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

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