Training Module on the Right to Mental Health FundamentalFreedomsandBasicRights(UNHumanRights,December17,1991) 1. Allpersonshavetherighttothebestavailable mentalhealthcare,whichshallbepartofthe healthandsocialcaresystem. 2. Allpersonswithamentalillness,orwhoare beingtreatedassuch,shallbetreatedwith humanityandrespectfortheinherentdignity ofthehumanperson. 3. Thereshallbenodiscriminationonthe groundsofmentalillness. Slide 15 Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for the Security Sector Whyissolittleattentiongiventomentalhealthcare whenoneinfourpeople willbeaffectedbyamental healthconditionthroughouttheirlifetime?Theanswer maylieinpersistentstigmaanddiscrimination. Interruptedorrestrictedaccesstoeducationlimits employmentopportunitiesforpeoplewithmental healthconditionsandthosewithpsychosocial disabilities,thusperpetuatingsocialinequality. Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for the Security Sector for the Security Sector Discrimination,harmfulstereotypesandstigmainthe community,family,schoolsandtheworkplaceprevent healthyrelationships,socialinteractionsandthe inclusiveenvironmentsthatareneededforanyone’s wellͲbeing. Slide 16 Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for the Security Sector WhatisMentalHealthandWhyDoesItMatter? ཙ Poormentalhealthisoneofthebiggestissuesin theworkplacetoday,causingover70million workingdaystobelosteachyear. ཙ Poormentalhealthhassevererepercussions– includingincreasedstaffturnover,sicknessand absencesduetodebilitatingdepression,burnout andexhaustion,decreasedmotivation,violencein theworkplace,andlostproductivity. Slide 17 70