| Overview : The primary objective of the survey is to establish baseline indicators on human rights situation of mentally disabled and affected persons particularly as the project seeks to promote and protect human rights of such people and advocate to design specific activities to mitigate the identified gaps in the service delivery by concerned authorities. It also develop a concrete baseline document on mental health as Nepal became the 86th country to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), 2006 in 2008 and the 53rd country to ratify the Optional Protocol on December 2009 while the CRPD is the first international, legally-binding international instrument meant to protect the rights of people with disabilities. The survey will also ensure that achievements, progress, gaps and challenges are measured and reported effectively and accurately. More specifically, this survey is aiming to: - Assess human rights situation of mentally disabled people to set a baseline for promoting and protecting human rights situation of such people in Nepal,
- Examine and identify the current gaps, health care seeking and service utilization patterns, disability status and impact of mental disorders including assessing mental health care facilities, resources and states for planning and strengthening of mental health services from human rights perspective, and
- Form a baseline and identify indicators against which to measure project’s impact.
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