Editorial: Commentary on Israel's Psychiatric Rehabilitation Law.

Community integration and disCrimination People need to be in the community to pursue their journeys, to reach their functional goals, to be included in society, and to live independently. Rehabilitation services must therefore be delivered in the community (9). True community integration and social inclusion depend upon having opportunities available in the mainstream society outside of the mental health system. Overcoming discrimination is therefore as important as providing clinical services (10). The most powerful antidote for discrimination is close social contact – people drop their false prejudices when they know or work with someone who has a mental illness (11). Recent research demonstrates that anti-discrimination programs can be effective, through the direct involvement of consumers as teachers interacting with the public (12). Thus Israel might consider adding an antidiscrimination campaign to enhance its efforts to move rehabilitation services into the community.