The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities emphasizes that discrimination against people based on physical or mental disabilities is a violation of their basic human rights. Pervasive stigmatizing attitudes and discriminatory practices underlie many structural and nonstructural impediments and contribute to gaps in governance, financial and human resources and legislation which limit the availability, accessibility and affordability of mental health services.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities emphasizes that discrimination against people based on physical or mental disabilities is a violation of their basic human rights. Pervasive stigmatizing attitudes and discriminatory practices underlie many structural and nonstructural impediments and contribute to gaps in governance, financial and human resources and legislation which limit the availability, accessibility and affordability of mental health services.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities emphasizes that discrimination against people based on physical or mental disabilities is a violation of their basic human rights. Pervasive stigmatizing attitudes and discriminatory practices underlie many structural and nonstructural impediments and contribute to gaps in governance, financial and human resources and legislation which limit the availability, accessibility and affordability of mental health services.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities emphasizes that discrimination against people based on physical or mental disabilities is a violation of their basic human rights. Pervasive stigmatizing attitudes and discriminatory practices underlie many structural and nonstructural impediments and contribute to gaps in governance, financial and human resources and legislation which limit the availability, accessibility and affordability of mental health services.