Safeguarding Mental Health
Category: Health
Whereas member nations within the World Assembly are committed to ensuring the public health and safety of its citizens
Whereas the improved individual health of citizens is critical to public health initiatives
And whereas it is established that improved mental health is a significant contributing factor to improved individual health:
Hereby:
1. Affirms that any individual right to healthcare includes a right to mental healthcare
2. Requires member nations to provide additional funding to the World Health Authority (WHA) under a mandate to:
A. Monitor the condition of mental health in member nations
B. Research mental health treatments
C. Advise member governments on mental health matters
D. Coordinate with or supporting local healthcare providers and professionals on mental health
3. Requires member nations to pursue government policy measures aimed at improving individual mental health among their citizens
4. Recommends member nations implement measures to increase educational and professional awareness of mental health problems and treatments among their respective healthcare providers and entities
5. Permits member nations to pass further legislation targeting novel efforts to address mental healthcare unique to that member nation’s demographics or living conditions
6. Notes that this resolution shall not be construed to promote or restrict mental health treatments that fall under the umbrella of holistic or alternative medicine
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