World Health Assembly UN and WHO Resolutions and Declarations Resolutions and Declarations on Child & Youth, Resolutions and Declarations on Mental Health 24 May 2014 Resolution

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The Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly,....
URGES Member States:
(1) to give appropriate recognition to the specific needs of the individuals affected by autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders in policies and programmes related to early childhood and adolescent development, as part of a comprehensive approach to address child and adolescent mental health and developmental disorders;
(2) to develop or update and implement relevant policies, legislation, and multisectoral plans, as appropriate, in line with resolution WHA65.4, supported by sufficient human, financial and technical resources to address issues related to autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders, as part of a comprehensive approach to supporting all persons living with mental health issues or disabilities;
(3) to support research and public awareness-raising and stigma-removal campaigns consistent with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
(4) to increase the capacity of health and social care systems, as appropriate, to provide services for individuals and families with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders;
(5) to mainstream into primary health care services the promotion and monitoring of child and adolescent development in order to ensure timely detection and management of autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders according to national circumstances;
1 See document WHA66/2013/REC/1, Annex 3.
(6) to shift systematically the focus of care away from long-stay health facilities towards community-based, non-residential services;
(7) to strengthen different levels of infrastructure for comprehensive management of autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders, as appropriate, including care, education, support, intervention, services and rehabilitation;
(8) to promote sharing of best practices and knowledge about autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders;
(9) to promote sharing of technology to support developing countries in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders;
(10) to provide social and psychological support and care to families affected by autism spectrum disorders, including persons with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disorders and their families in disability benefit schemes, where available and as appropriate;
(11) to recognize the contribution of adults living with autism spectrum disorders in the workforce, continuing to support workforce participation in partnership with the private sector;
(12) to identify and address disparities in access to services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders;
(13) to improve health information and surveillance systems that capture data on autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders, conducting national level needs assessment as part of the process;
(14) to promote context-specific research on the public health and service delivery aspects of autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders, strengthening international research collaboration to identify causes and treatments;
2. REQUESTS the Director-General:
(1) to collaborate with Member States and partner agencies in order to provide support, strengthening national capacities to address autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders as part of a well-balanced approach that strengthens systems addressing mental health and disability and is in line with existing, related action plans and initiatives;
(2) to engage with autism-related networks, and other regional initiatives, as appropriate, supporting networking with other international stakeholders for autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders;
(3) to work with Member States, facilitating resource mobilization in different regions and particularly in resource-poor countries, in line with the approved programme budget, which addresses autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders;
(4) to implement resolution WHA66.8 on the comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2020, as well as resolution WHA66.9 on disability, in order to scale up care for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders, as applicable, and as an integrated component of the scale-up of care for all mental health needs;
(5) to monitor the global situation of autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders, evaluating the progress made in different initiatives and programmes in collaboration with international partners as part of the existing monitoring efforts embedded in related action plans and initiatives;
(6) to report on progress made with regard to autism spectrum disorders, in a manner that is synchronized with the reporting cycle on the comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2020, to the Sixty-eighth, Seventy-first and Seventy-fourth World Health Assemblies.

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