Many countries are faced with a scarcity of human resources for mental health care and must undertake efforts to develop a workforce, including specialist and non-specialist health professionals, general practitioners and community health workers, as well as other professionals, such as teachers, social workers and other peer support and community workers with appropriate skills (including human rights education).
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health