Addressing Inequalities Faced by Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities

Persons with psychosocial/mental disabilities globally experience discrimination, impacting their rights and opportunities. Violations include coercion, denial of legal capacity, limited access to education and employment, and more. International human rights standards, such as the CRPD, emphasize non-discrimination, health rights, and protection from abuse. Efforts are ongoing to promote inclusion and uphold the rights of individuals with psychosocial disabilities.

• Disabilities
• Inequalities
• Human Rights
• Psychosocial
• Discrimination

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1. SDG 10: inequalities - Persons with psychosocial disabilities suffering from multiple and aggravated discrimination

2. (I) Situation of persons with psychosocial/mental disabilities: status and trends Natalie Drew Michael Njenga, Julie Hannah & Ohyong Kweon (ii) Current state of international human rights standards related to people with psychosocial disability Facundo Chavez Penillas and Victoria Lee , Margie Schneider & Atsuro Tsutsumi (iii) National laws, policies/programme that relate to persons with psychosocial/mental disabilities A.Current status of mental health law and legislative provisionsSoumitra Pathare Alberto Vasquez Encalada and Ohyong Kweon B.Current state of policy and programmes related to people with psychosocial/mental disabilities Julian Eaton, Annie Robb, Charlotte Capri, Salam Gomez, Michael Njenga C. Emerging good practices in policy and law which promote international human rights standards, in particular, the CRPD Annie Robb , Salam Gomez , Alberto Vasquez Encalada (iv) UN activities to promote inclusion of persons with psychosocial/mental disabilities Michelle Funk, Natalie Drew, Facundo Chavez Penillas (v) Conclusions and way forward MichelleFunk, Takashi Izutsu, Salam Gomez

3. (I) Situation of persons with psychosocial/mental disabilities: status and trends People with psychosocial/mental disabilities in all countries continue to experience structural and individual forms of discrimination deepening their exclusion and marginalisation. Recent authoritative reports have highlighted the systemic and widespread nature of human rights violations Violations highlighted: Coercion, violence and abuse The denial of the right to exercise their legal capacity, enforced through substitute decision-making legal provisions and laws in countries around the world by laws allowing for guardianship, people are also denied other civil and political rights, such as the right to marry, to have children, to have jobs, to have legal representation, to defend their rights in court, to vote or stand for public office Education, employment and other income-generating opportunities are also denied to many The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

4. (ii) Current state of international human rights standards related to people with psychosocial disability Focus on the CRPD and the human rights-based approach to disability principles of non-discrimination in the exercise of all human rights, Article 25 - right to health Article 12 - the right to equal recognition before the law the best interpretation of will and preference of the person concerned Forced institutionalization Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse

5. (iii) National laws, policies/programme that relate to persons with psychosocial/mental disabilities The promise of paradigm shift brought by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is alien to lives of persons with psychosocial/mental disabilities even today LAW Recent global reviews of legislation on employment, voting, marriage and property related rights in UN Member States a review of mental health legislation in Commonwealth Member States Data on Voting rights, dismissal at work, right to marry and remain married, entering into a contract, right to mental health care and supports, equal recognition before the law, supported decision making POLICY Examination of the extent to which policy aligns with international human rights standards and degree to which it is implemented. Based on findings of WHO ATLAS EMERGING GOOD PRACTICES IN POLICY AND LAW - 3 case studies

6. (iv) UN activities to promote inclusion of persons with psychosocial/mental disabilities Work of WHO (action plan , Qualityrights) Work under OHCHR Human rights council resolution on mh and human rights OHCHR report on mental health and human rights, March 2017 Special Rapporteur on Right to Health Special Rapporteur on Right of Persons with Disabilities Other UN organizations

7. (v) Conclusion and the way forward ____________________________ Issues under discussion Terminology: mental disabilities vs psychosocial disabilities Separate or combined chapter for psychosocial disabilities and intellectual disabilities