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  • A sustained balance of mental and physical well being is necessary for optimum health.
  • Mental illness does not rob people of their legitimate place in society, society's understanding of - and attitude to - mental illness does.
  • People with any mental illness have a right to exercise informed choice in their treatment, where they are treated, and how that treatment is delivered. Information and education provision that meets a quality standard is a key to exercising choice.
  • High quality of care, as close to home as possible, is the standard for services to aim for, and should be based on bio/psycho/social models of effectiveness.
  • Prevention of mental illness, early intervention and appropriate treatment are basic human rights. Treatment should involve a variety of all relevant options.
  • The provision of treatment and care encompasses the person as well as illness and not the illness alone.
  • Mental health is not synonymous with mental illness, or the absence thereof, in the same way that peace is not war, or the mere absence of it.
  • Mental health is "everyone's business". The Government's particular role is to enable the opportunities and environment that sustainably and enduringly support this proven fact.
  • People are best served by all concerned with mental health working collaboratively. All those with a voice in mental health have a right to be heard.
  • The mental health environment needs to be mapped, monitored and evaluated, with positive practice being encouraged, nurtured and promoted.
  • A sustained balance of mental and physical well being is necessary for optimum health.
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