applying for derivative refugee status as a dependant of a recognized refugee (for guidance on derivative refugee status see § 5 – Processing Claims based on the Right to Family Unity).4 Additional procedural safeguards will apply to Applicants with mental health conditions and/or intellectual disabilities who are children (for further guidance, see § 2.8 – Children in UNHCR RSD Procedures). Persons with mental health conditions or intellectual disabilities, and where applicable their accompanying family members or caregivers, should be consulted (for instance through participatory assessments, individual counseling sessions, focus groups) about how RSD procedures can better accommodate their specific needs. 2.9.2 Procedural Safeguards and Accommodation and Support Measures (a) Identification and Protection Interventions Reception procedures in UNHCR Offices should include measures and mechanisms to facilitate the identification of Applicants who may have mental health conditions or intellectual disabilities in order to accommodate and respond to their specific needs in a timely fashion. Early identification may be achieved in a variety of ways, including tailored protection screening, community, partner or UNHCR Protection staff referrals, or self-identification. Identification should also be facilitated throughout the RSD process, whether at the reception, registration or RSD stage. UNHCR Protection staff may form a view that an individual has specific needs as a result of, or linked to, their mental health condition or intellectual disability, before or in the absence of a formal assessment by a mental health professional, and should take appropriate measures to accommodate such needs (for further guidance on accommodation and support measures see § 2.9.2(b)-(f) below). If mental health needs are identified, counselling with the Applicant should be conducted, preferably by UNHCR staff or implementing partners with training and expertise in assisting persons with mental health conditions or intellectual disabilities, with a view to determining whether there is a need for additional support or tailored assistance in the registration and RSD process (see also § 2.9.2(b) – Counselling and Information). The counselling may also help to assess the need for referral to medical, psycho-social or other specialized services and resources available to the individual in the host country/country of asylum. Referral to such services can only be made with the Applicant’s consent or, if the Applicant is not capable of providing free and informed consent, in accordance with his/her will and preferences (for further guidance, see § 2.9.2(i) – Confidentiality of UNHCR RSD Procedures and Data Protection). 4 86 All Applicants who meet the refugee criteria under UNHCR’s mandate should be recognized as refugees in their own right even if they have applied for refugee status as part of a family rather than on individual basis (see § 5.2 – Derivative Refugee Status). Procedural Standards for RSD under UNHCR’s Mandate