Guaranteeing Mental Health Rights for Women and Children Victims of Violence

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[...] Finally, mental health systems must take into account the long-term evolution of the psychosocial disorders of these vulnerable people. This evolution requires better financial care for care and a state budget to allow for equal access and satisfactory quality throughout the national territory. This global problem requires re-examining the ongoing stigmatization of people with mental or psychological disorders. [...]

[...] Plan: The impact of violence, sexual abuse, and psychosocial trauma on the mental health of women and children The impact of violence, sexual abuse, and psychosocial trauma on the daily life of the child 1. The psychological and traumatic situation of children who are victims of violence, sexual abuse within the intrafamilial sphere 2. The psychological and traumatic situation of children who are victims of violence, sexual abuse outside the intrafamilial framework The impact of violence, sexual abuse, and psychosocial trauma throughout the lives of women 1. [...]

[...] This right is the basis for the establishment of compulsory health insurance systems for the entire population, regardless of age or income, for example. It is also on the basis of this right to health that the Constitutional Council validated the institution of a state of health emergency during the coronavirus pandemic. Subsequently, the Kouchner Law of 2022 introduced Article L1110-1 into the Public Health Code, which prescribes thatthe fundamental right to protection of health must be implemented by all available means for the benefit of every person. [...]

[...] This theme corresponds to a major problem related to the guarantee of the right to health of any person, whether woman or child. The right to health or the right to protection of health is a constitutional value recognized by the Preamble to the Constitution of 1946. This right is established as a fundamental right by many international texts such as the Constitution of the World Health Organization Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or by the fundamental texts of the European Union. The right to health includes physical health and mental health. [...]

[...] Mental health has become central in the public debate, but too few studies focus on the mental health of women and children victims of violence, sexual abuse or psychosocial disorders. This finding was made by the Aésio Foundation, which supports projects in the field of solidarity and has launched a call for projects this year aiming toAct to improve the mental health of people who have been victims of violence ». The mental health of people who have been victims of violence is a crucial issue at a time when 1 in 6 women reports having suffered physical or sexual violence within their couple at least once since the age of 15 and a UN report from 2020 concludes thatAdults who have experienced repeated negative experiences before the age of 18 are 7 to 8 times more likely to be involved in interpersonal violence and 30 times more likely to attempt suicide than those who have not had any such experiences during their childhood. ». [...]