News
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Report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
This report makes some clear recommendations to end violations and promote the rights of people with psychosocial disabilities and people using mental health services around the world.
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New WHO QualityRights training and guidance tools
The WHO Quality rights initiative has published 15 key training and guidance materials to build capacity on how to implement a human rights and recovery approach in the area of mental health in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other international human rights standards.
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Evidence-based medicine for global mental health: opportunities and challenges
The WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, University of Verona, Italy, will organize its 30th anniversary meeting on April 21st 2017.
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Presentations and photos of the Gulbenkian Forum on Mental Health “Socioeconomic crises and mental health: from research to action”
The Forum was held on 24-25 November 2016, in Lisbon. You may now access the presentation slides, the presentation videos and some photos of the Forum.
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Group Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) guide launched
On 11 October 2016, a new WHO group IPT manual was launched to give guidance on the use of IPT for depression using an eight-session group protocol.
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Save the date: 24th and 25th November 2016, Lisbon
The Gulbenkian Forum on Mental Health “Socioeconomic crises and mental health: from research to action” will take place on the 24th and 25th November 2016, in Lisbon.