Careif Global Position Statement: Mental Health, Human Rights and Human Dignity "Magna Carta for people living with Mental Illness".

Careif is an international mental health charity that works towards protecting and promoting mental health and resilience, eliminating inequalities and strengthening social justice. Our principles include working creatively with humility and dignity, and with balanced partnerships in order to ensure all cultures and societies play their part in our mission of protecting and promoting mental health and wellbeing. We do this by respecting the traditions of all world societies, whilst believing traditions can evolve, for even greater benefit to individuals and society. Careif believes that knowledge should not only be available to those with wealth or those who live in urban and industrialised parts of the world. It considers knowledge sharing to be a basic human right, where this knowledge can change lives and help realise true human potential regardless of their geographical location. Furthermore, there is substantial knowledge to be found in the less developed, rural and poorer areas of the world and this is valuable to the wellbeing of people in areas which are wealthier.