News
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In Need of Help, but Not the Emergency Room
A program in Wake County, N.C. (USA), trains paramedics to perform mental health exams on patients in the field.
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"Piece of Progress"
"Piece of Progress" prize is awarded to Nino Makhashvili, GIP-Tbilisi Director, for the contribution to the field of Georgian penitentiary healthcare.
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Left Behind: The Exclusion of Children and Adults with Disabilities from Reform and Rights Protection in the Republic of Georgia
Disability Rights International released a report today documenting atrocious human rights violations in the Republic of Georgia's orphanages and institutions for persons with disabilities.
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Mental health information at your fingertips – WHO launches the MiNDbank
MiNDbank, a new WHO database goes online today, presenting a wealth of information about mental health, substance abuse, disability, human rights and the different policies, strategies, laws and service standards being implemented in different countries.
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Human Rights Day 2013
Human Rights Day continues the celebration of the 20th anniversary with 20 YEARS: WORKING FOR YOUR RIGHTS as its theme but with the emphasis on the future and identifying the challenges that lie ahead.
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Presentations and photos of the International Forum on Innovation in Mental Health
The Forum was held on 3-4 October 2013, in Lisbon. You may now access the presentation slides, the presentation videos and some photos of the Forum.
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NHS leaders call to close mental illness "mortality gap"
NHS England says people with mental illness have life expectancies about 10 years shorter than population as a whole.