The project aims to improve the protection of human rights and dignity as well as the general health status of those in health or social care institutions with mental ill-health, mental disability or dependency.

Protection of human rights and dignity is inherent to all EU policies. By identifying best practice for the protection of human rights and dignity and the general health status of those in health or social care institutions with mental ill-health, mental disability or dependency, the project will improve the protection of these rights. By
exchange of best practice, the project can help to decrease health inequalities in the EU.

The project will use multiple channels of knowledge transfer to make its results available to all those able to benefit from them.

The project will:
establish a European network of 15 sites committed to actions improving the protection of human rights and dignity, and the general health status of those in health or social care institutions with mental ill-health, mental disability or dependency;
pilot and finalise a method for assessing best practice in institutional settings in relation to: (i) human rights and dignity, and (ii) general health status;
gather national and local level data on factors necessary to ensure that: (i) practices are brought up to minimally acceptable levels, and (ii) the quality of the practices is continuously improved.