Mental health care is a mirror of society, and access to mental health is a human right protected by numerous international and regional standards. However, persons with mental health challenges are particularly vulnerable to see their rights neglected, or abused.
The FGIP envision societies free from mental health related stigma and injustice, in which every person can realize their potential and enjoy their rights in full.
The global mission of FGIP is to develop human rights-based policies, systems, and practices in mental health. To ensure sustainability, FGIP empowers people, engages communities and authorities, consistently together with people with lived experience. We counter politically motivated abuses and misuse in mental health wherever it occurs.
The federation itself plays an international role in promoting best practices, initiating seed projects, countering abuses, and connecting and growing the network, and is organized around three mutually reinforcing programs:
