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British Minister Proposes ‘Dignity’ For Mental Health Victims
August 16, 2007 at 12:34 PM
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Flagged off in November last year, the ‘Dignity in Care’ campaign has since recognized 1000 individuals as "Dignity Champions" – individuals going the extra mile to improve services for older people.
Now the campaign is to be extended to people with mental health needs. Says MP Ivan Lewis: "People experiencing mental health difficulties are amongst the most vulnerable in society.
"We know people fear what they don't understand. Fear can result in discrimination and we know that people with mental health problems are facing discrimination when trying to access public services like healthcare or get support from social services."
The Department of Heath is getting ready to work in partnership with "Moving People", to attack the stigma faced by those with mental health problems, and to ensure that they are treated with dignity and respect in the NHS.
Paul Farmer, chief executive of the mental health charity Mind, says: "Our research has found people routinely stripped of dignity in the mental health system, even though dignity and self-esteem are essential to recovery from mental ill health.
"People with mental health problems are too often shunned and discriminated against, even in those places which are supposed to be therapeutic and caring.
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