Breaking stigma, discrimination and promoting rights: global evaluation of the World Health Organization QualityRights e-training on mental health, recovery and community inclusion
This study suggests that the WHO QualityRights e-training has a positive, large effect in reducing negative attitudes toward individuals with mental health conditions and psychosocial, intellectual and cognitive disabilities, and can contribute to reduced stigma and greater alignment with rights-based approaches. These findings support the scale-up of the WHO QualityRights e-training programme.
Authors
- Simon Njuguna Kahonge
- Carmen Martínez‐Viciana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-5568)
- Celline Cole
- Guadalupe Morales Cano
- Melita Murko
- Natalie Drew Bold
- Mauro Giovanni Carta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0706-9687)
- Charity Muturi
- Ledia Lazëri
- Debra Machando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4306-3883)
- Şebnem Avşar Kurnaz
- Lisa Hanna
- Maria Francesca Moro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4426-8044)
- Zvjezdana Stjepanović
- Alessandra Perra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5791-1655)
- Ivana Svobodová
- Akwasi Osei
- Elizabeth McLoughlin
- Simon Vasseur Bacle
- Michelle Funk
- Slađana Štrkalj-Ivezić
- Magdalena Casamitjana Aguilà
- Jacob Shamuyarira
- Gerli Sirk
- Olga Kalina
- Gemma F. Parojinog
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (GH)
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- European Union (BE)
- University Hospital Centre Zagreb (HR)
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- Generalitat de Catalunya (ES)
- University of Cagliari (IT)
- University of Banja Luka (BA)
- Université de Lille (FR)
- European Council (BE)
- Commission on Higher Education (PH)
- Government of Spain (ES)
- Tunxis Community College (US)
- Centre for Mental Health (GB)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas (US)
- Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan (HR)
- Ministry of Public Health (LB)
- Ministry of Health (CZ)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (DK)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- World Health Organization - Zimbabwe (ZW)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
- Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska (BA)
- Institute of Population, Health and Development (VN)
- Universitas Pamulang (ID)
- University Psychiatric Hospital (SI)
- Pan American Health Organization (Cuba) (CU)
- Universidad Europea de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10779
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- World Health Organization
- European Commission
- Regione Autonoma della Sardegna