Quality Rights Workshop
On 16th July 2018, Psychiatric Department had organized a workshop entitled Quality Rights Workshop. The speakers consists of Dr. Hazli Zakaria, Dr. Loo Jiann Lin, Dr. Lim Sin Chee and several Psychiatrist from Ministry of Health. Staffs from Hopsital Permai Johor Bharu had been invited to give demonstrations to the Psychiatric clinical staff on how to give the appropriate service to mental disabilities patients. All over the world, people with mental disabilities, intellectual disabilities and substance abuse problems are subject to poor-quality care and violations of their human rights.
Mental health services fail to integrate evidence-based treatment and practices, resulting in poor recovery outcomes. The stigma associated with these conditions means that people experience exclusion, rejection and marginalization by society. Misconceptions about people with such disabilities – that they are incapable of making decisions or taking care of themselves, that they are dangerous or objects of pity and welfare mean they face discrimination in all aspects of life. They are denied opportunities to work, to get an education and to live fulfilling, independent lives in the community.
Five themes of quality rights:
- The right to an adequate standard of living and social protection (Article 28 of the CRPD).
- The right to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (Article 25 of the CRPD).
- The right to exercise legal capacity and the right to personal liberty and the security of person (Articles 12 and 14 of the CRPD).
- Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
and from exploitation, violence and abuse (Articles 15 and 16 of the
CRPD). - The right to live independently and be included in the community (Article 19 of the CRPD).
