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Mental health: Promoting and protecting human rights

(8 days ago) WEBBy ensuring laws and policies related to mental health are in line with internationally agreed human rights conventions. Countries should ensure their policies and laws related to mental health both protect and promote mental health. While many …

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/mental-health-promoting-and-protecting-human-rights

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The right to mental health OHCHR - UN Human Rights Office

(3 days ago) WEBThe right to mental health is a subject of ever-increasing importance at the Human Rights Council. In March 2016, 73 States issued a joint statement to highlight the centrality of …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-health/right-mental-health

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Mental health, human rights and legislation

(5 days ago) WEB1.5 Applying the human rights framework to legislation on mental health 22 1.5.1 A cross-sectoral approach to mental health and well-being 23 1.5.2 Challenging stigma and …

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/WHO-OHCHR-Mental-health-human-rights-and-legislation_web.pdf

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New WHO guidance aims to stamp out rights violations in mental …

(4 days ago) WEBNew guidance from the World Health Organization ( WHO ), published on Thursday, calls for providing mental health care that respects human rights and …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1093732

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Human Rights-Based Approaches to Mental Health - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe relationship between mental health and human rights has at least three parts. 10 First, human rights violations such as torture and displacement negatively affect mental …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070696/

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Full article: Human rights in mental healthcare; A review of current

(6 days ago) WEBThe relationship between mental health and human rights is complex and bidirectional. Global mental health movements have been emphasizing the promotion …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540261.2022.2027348

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Protection and promotion of human rights in mental …

(2 days ago) WEBIn the Americas region, despite efforts by mental health services to provide support and care for people with mental health problems, stigma, discrimination, and human rights violations continue …

https://www.paho.org/en/topics/protection-and-promotion-human-rights-mental-health

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Human rights and mental health

(5 days ago) WEBIf you have a mental health problem, the Human Rights Act means staff and service providers should treat you with dignity and respect. Mental health, social services and …

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/human-rights-and-mental-health

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Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR - Nonprofit Mental …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Citizen’s Commission on Human Rights was originally formed in 1969 as a global watchdog committed to investigating and exposing human rights violations in the field of …

https://www.cchr.org/

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Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the

(Just Now) WEBThe UN Human Rights Office and the mechanisms we support work on a wide range of human rights topics. Learn more about each topic, see who's involved, …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/principles-protection-persons-mental-illness-and-improvement

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HHS Mental Health Accomplishments by the Numbers

(8 days ago) WEBThe MHBG supports public mental health systems in providing community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness (SMI) and children …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/16/hhs-mental-health-accomplishments-numbers.html

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About Mental Health & Addiction Services - co.bergen.nj.us

(5 days ago) WEBEstablished under the provisions of the New Jersey Community Mental Health Services Act (N.J.A.C. 10:37), appointed residents provide public leadership in the development of …

https://co.bergen.nj.us/mental-health-addiction-services/about-mental-health-addiction-services

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Systems Advocacy - The Official Web Site for The State of …

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health Association of NJ 88 Pompton Avenue, Suite 1 Verona, N 07044 (973) 571-4100 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill -Bergen County 309 Valley Boulevard, Room …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Systems_Advocacy.pdf

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Mental health inequities cost U.S. $477 billion per year, report says

(Just Now) WEBAccording to a new report from Deloitte and the Meharry School of Global Health, inequities in mental health will cost the U.S. more than $477 billion this year. …

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/05/16/mental-health-care-inequities-477-billion-per-year/

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Peru Chooses Bigotry in Medical Services Human Rights Watch

(3 days ago) WEBPeru’s government published a presidential decree on May 10 classifying trans identities as mental health conditions in the country’s Essential Health Insurance Plan, …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/15/peru-chooses-bigotry-medical-services

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Treatments NAMI

(3 days ago) WEBInnovations in the range of evidence based medications, therapy and psychosocial services such as psychiatric rehabilitation, housing, employment and peer supports have made …

https://www.nami.org/about-mental-illness/treatments/

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Shining light on mental health awareness: Why organizations are …

(Just Now) WEBOrganizations around New Jersey are lighting their buildings with a tint of green throughout the month to show solidarity for mental health awareness. The …

https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/05/16/healthcare/shining-light-on-mental-health-awareness-why-organizations-are-going-green/

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Department of Human Services Mental Health Housing

(2 days ago) WEBPrograms for Assistance in the Transition from Homelessness (PATH): Services provided to individuals suffering from serious mental illness, or suffering from serious mental illness …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/recovery/mh_housing.html

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Mental health is a human right OHCHR - UN Human Rights Office

(6 days ago) WEBA report by the UN Human Rights office points out that people with mental health conditions and those with psychosocial disabilities experience disproportionately …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2018/05/mental-health-human-right

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2021 DIRECTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - HCCC

(2 days ago) WEBDepartment of Health and Human Services Office of Behavioral Health and Addiction Services 830 Bergen Avenue, 2B Jersey City, NJ 07306 Phone: (201)369-5280, ext. …

https://www.hccc.edu/student-success/resources/documents/hudson-helps-2021-directory-mental-health.pdf

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Justice Department Finds Nebraska Violates Federal Civil Rights …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Justice Department announced today that it found that Nebraska is unnecessarily segregating people with serious mental illness (SMI) in assisted living …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-nebraska-violates-federal-civil-rights-laws-unnecessarily

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Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health

(3 days ago) WEBThe investigation, which was also conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights, also found that DCYF’s failure to look for …

https://apnews.com/article/rhode-island-mental-health-bradley-hospital-87f3a1a1863ecf1cd9426581eff73e6a

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Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation: Guidance and Practice

(9 days ago) WEBHealth and disability. This joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/publications/policy-and-methodological-publications/mental-health-human-rights-and-legislation

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Disability Rights NC requests order to cut wait times for mental …

(Just Now) WEBInmates with mental illness often wait months for care to give them a shot at being deemed capable to assist in their defense. Disability Rights North Carolina wants …

https://www.wfae.org/crime-justice/2024-05-15/disability-rights-nc-requests-order-to-cut-wait-times-for-mental-health-care-in-jail

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Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender …

(8 days ago) WEBHundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender people, among others, as having a …

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-slam-new-insurance-law-that-deems-transgender-people-mentally-2024-05-18/

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Mental health and human rights - Report of the United Nations …

(9 days ago) WEBThe UN Human Rights Office and the mechanisms we support work on a wide range of human rights topics. Learn more about each topic, see who's involved, and find the …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/reports/mental-health-and-human-rights-report-united-nations-high-commissioner-human

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