New resources on mental health and mental capacity The British Institute of Human Rights is pleased to publish three new guides on mental health, mental capacity and human rights. The booklets aim to empower people using services to advocate for their own human rights. BIHR have co-produced the booklets with six advocacy and support organisations, who have been working with us on a project called Care and Support: A Human Rights Approach to Advocacy.  My Human Rights contains information about what human rights are, which rights are most relevant for people using mental health and mental capacity services and explains who has duties to uphold your rights. This is also available in an accessible version.  Raising a Human Rights Issue contains tips and tools on how to use your human rights. This workbook contains flowcharts and worked through examples to help you identify whether public officials are interfering with your rights and the action you can take to challenge this,...

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