Good Practice & Positive Outcomes in relation to Human Rights-Based Approaches; Further Reading/Useful links:
- World Health Organization Guidance on Community Mental Health Services (Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches):https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240025707
(Includes info on Open Dialogue; Link House)
- Medication-Free Treatment in Norway – A Private Hospital Takes Center Stage:https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/12/medication-free-treatment-norway-private-hospital/https://recoveryakademiet-no.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=no&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
- Link House: https://missinglinkhousing.co.uk/link-house-film/
Open Dialogue:
https://opendialogueapproach.co.uk/
http://developingopendialogue.com/
“ODDESSI (Open Dialogue: Development and Evaluation of a Social Network Intervention for Severe Mental Illness) is a large-scale programme of research into crisis and continuing mental health care within the NHS. This programme is directed by Professor Stephen Pilling (UCL), funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and managed by North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) and includes Open Dialogue and research teams in five NHS Trust research sites” Find out more here:
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/aboutus-initiatives-opendialogue
Open Dialogue as a Human Rights-Aligned Approach: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00387/full
Health and Social Care Academy research reporting drawing together existing evidence on the Open Dialogue approach, ‘Emphasising Humanity: Open Dialogue’ : https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/resources/emphasising-humanity-open-dialogue/
Diagnostic Alternative:
The Power Threat Meaning Framework: An Alternative Nondiagnostic Conceptual System – Lucy Johnstone and Mary Boylehttps://the-growing-heart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/power-threat-meaning-framework-intro-2018.pdf
International Human Rights Conventions
International Conventions relevant to Human Rights in general/mental health (key elements incorporated into UK wide/Scottish Law*):
- UN general info on HR https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
- European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR): https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/convention_eng.pdf
International Conventions relevant to Human Rights and Disability/mental health (NOT currently incorporated in UK wide/Scottish Law**):
- UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD): https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/cescr.aspx
Domestic Human Rights Law
Domestic Law relevant to Human Rights in general/mental health:
- *Human Rights Act 1998 https://www.gov.scot/policies/human-rights/human-rights-act/
Key Domestic Law relevant to Human Rights in mental health as derived from/subject to the Human Rights Act 1998:
- Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
- Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
THE SCOTTISH MENTAL HEALTH LAW REVIEW: FINAL REPORT, September 2022
www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-mental-health-law-review
The Scott report, the final report of the Scottish Mental Health Law Review, makes over 200 recommendations for changes to law and mental health services. It includes reducing coercion in the system and enabling the greater realisation of human rights across mental health services
**Human Rights Act + UNCRPD + ICESC = proposed New Scottish Human Rights Legislation
- Overhaul of Mental Health Legislation to be derived from new Human Rights Legislation
- Scottish Mental Health Law Review Report: https://www.mentalhealthlawreview.scot/
Scottish Review of Mental Health Legislation paying heed to the outcomes from the Scottish Review of Human Rights Law in General (previous)
- Overhaul of Mental Health Legislation to be derived from new Human Rights Legislation
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES:
Lothlorien Therapeutic Community is based in south west Scotland.It offers a temporary home to people with mental health issues, living alongside others and based on friendship, acceptance and support
TEL: 01644 440602
Kingsley Hall London (1965__1970) Established by R.D. Laing
Article “Dwelling in Strangeness” Journal of Medical Humanities (springer.com)
Other useful online resources
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland https://www.mwcscot.org.uk/
- Human Rights Consortium Scotland https://hrcscotland.org/
- Mental Health Tribunal Scotland https://www.mhtscotland.gov.uk/mhts/Home/Welcome_to_the_Mental_Health_Tribunal