Comprehensive Mental Health Act

Position Paper

A Supplemental position paper on the mental health bill focusing on the role of CHR to investigate. Likewise, the CHRP wishes to comment and clarify its proposed duties and functions under the proposed measure.

The CHRP recommends that other agencies including DOH could be tapped to lead in the inspection of such places. The CHRP believes that the responsibility to ensure human rights is not for the Commission to undertake alone.

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