Connecticut Patients Rights Advocacy

Connecticut advocacy rights touch on physical and mental health.

Health care advocacy in Connecticut champions patient rights in mental and physical health. According to the Connecticut Center for Patient Safety (CTCPS), such rights must be defended due to the profit-over-patient nature of the health care system.

Features

Connecticut residents coping with mental illness have the right to advocacy services, according to Advocacy Unlimited. An example of these rights is that hospitalized individuals must be able to receive letters, regardless of their mental state.

Scope

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), every person has the right to adequate medical care and necessary social services. In Connecticut, the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights advocates these rights throughout Connecticut communities.

Progression

The CTCPS is concerned about rising health care costs and human error in patient treatment. Additionally, the CTCPS mentions the climate of confusion many patients encounter when dealing with complex insurance policies and a steady bombardment of pharmaceutical advertisements. Therefore, the center concentrates on providing a defensive resource for patients and health care consumers in Connecticut.

References

• Connecticut Center for Patient Safety
• Advocacy Unlimited: The Rights of People With Mental Illness in Connecticut
• UDHR: Article 25
• "Encyclopedia of Human Rights"; Edward H. Lawson, Mary Lou Bertucci; 1996

Resources

• Yale Law School: Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights