News
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Mexico promises community mental health, following DRI advocacy
The Mexican government has amended its health law in a way that – for the first time — promises to transform the country’s mental health services to a community-based mental health system.
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Gulbenkian Platform on the mhGAP Newsletter.
"Making Mental Health part of the Global Health Agenda": the Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform has been presented on the latest official WHO mhGAP Newsletter.
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Mental Health Gap Action Programme Newsletter
In this issue: WHO's Global Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020; New Era for Mental Health: China and Ghana; and more.
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Beyond de-institutionalisation: striking the right balance for mental health
This document has been drafted following the Expert Meeting on Mental Health Systems in OECD Countries, held on 26-27 March 2012 in Paris, and presents the assessment and recommendations of the upcoming OECD publication “Mental Health Systems in OECD Countries”.
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Commission Calls for Guatemala to Protect Patients
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights orders Guatemala to protect children and adults from abuses in psychiatric facility.
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"I had a black dog, his name was depression"
In collaboration with WHO to mark World Mental Health Day, writer and illustrator Matthew Johnstone tells the story of overcoming the "black dog of depression".
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Brochure of the Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform
Despite their substantial contribution to population health and development, mental health issues remain largely overlooked by the international community.