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Guaranteeing Choice and Control: Transforming Mental Health and Psychosocial Disability Support

This position paper aims to set a clear direction for the future vision and work of EASPD, and to provide recommendations on how to build human-right, recovery-based, and inclusive mental health systems. 

EASPD's Spring 2024 conference “Guaranteeing Choice and Control: Transforming Mental Health and Psychosocial Disability Support” took place in Bratislava on 20-21 May. The Conference was organised in cooperation with TENENET and SocioFórum, with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), and focused on the following aspects:  

  • Clarifying guiding principles of mental health, firmly rooted in a human rights-based approach, to provide clarity and direction. 

  • Gathering the perspectives of service providers, persons with disabilities and other stakeholders within the context of European and national advocacy. 

  • Showcasing practical tools and good practices that translate abstract guidelines into actionable initiatives. 

  • Reinforcing legal frameworks, funding, and supportive policies, as well as advocating for broader strategies to comprehensively integrate mental health approaches across sectors. 

Following a similar structure, this position paper aims to set a clear direction for the future vision and work of EASPD, and to provide recommendations on how to build human-right, recovery-based, and inclusive mental health systems. 

 

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