News
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New York Times covers Disability Rights International victory in Guatemala
A Weekly Review article by John Rudolph in New York Times "Where Mental Asylums Live On" describes the global challenge of bringing an end to abuse and segregation of children and adults in psychiatric facilities. The article highlights Disability Rights International's (DRI) work in Guatemala and DRI's victory this week at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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WHO Director-General launches the Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020
WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, launched the Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 during the mhGAP Forum, on 7 October.
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DRI helps Mexican activists fight human rights abuses
The New York Times published an article profiling the Colectivo Chuhcan, Mexico’s first human rights advocacy organization led by persons with psychiatric disabilities. Disability Rights International established the Colectivo in 2011 and helped the group spin off as an independent human rights organization.
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Truth versus myth on mental illness, suicide, and crime
The stigmatisation of those with mental health disorders is alive and well, despite decades of campaigning to improve public understanding and to reduce discrimination, the Lancet reports.
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Where hyenas are used to treat mental illness
Somalia has one of the highest rates of mental illness in the world and with a healthcare system devastated by years of war, most sufferers receive no medical help. Many are chained up - to trees or at home. Some are even locked in cages with hyenas. But one man is trying to change all that.
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World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on the 10th of October. The theme of World Mental Health Day in 2013 is “Mental health and older adults”.
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Hidden Pictures Global Web Screening
On October 10, watch this powerful new film about global mental health and join a global conversation to shed light on the issue.