News
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Mental Health for Sustainable Development
A new report, prepared by Mary De Silva and Jonty Roland, has been published by the Global Health and Mental Health All-Party Parliamentary groups.
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Group Cites Grim State of India’s Mentally Ill
Women and girls with intellectual disabilities or mental illness in India are subject to forced institutionalization in sometimes overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, verbal and physical abuse, and medication without consent, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch.
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The Lancet’s Perinatal Mental Health Series
The Lancet’s Perinatal Mental Health Series reviews the effects of perinatal mental disorders on mother and child.
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And the winners are...
We are proud to disclose the Award Winners of the Mind Rights Film Festival, the short film festival fostered and supported by the Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
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Mentally ill people found chained by families and left to die after typhoon Haiyan
This powerful film, filmed and directed by Simon Rawles and produced by Vishva Samani, shows mentally ill people shackled in cages by their families in the Philippines.
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Global Mental Health
Cambridge University Press announces a major new open access journal, Global Mental Health, focusing on mental health research and issues from the global perspective.
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Psychological First Aid for Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak
Published by WHO, this guide focuses on psychological first aid, which involves humane, supportive and practical help to follow human beings suffering serious crisis events.