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    Gurus of Mental Health click here for more

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    Grand Challenge on Global Mental Health announced! find out more

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    PLoS Medicine launched a new series of Reviews Click here for more

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    The Lancet announces a new series on Global Mental Health in partnership with the Movement - have your say!

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    Mental health : a global challenge
    The first Global Mental Health Summit took place in the greek capital, Athens. Click here for the link.

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    Disability Rights Fund Releases Second 2009 Request for Proposals, Extending Another Year of Grantmaking to Existing Target Countries and Opening Grantmaking to the Pacific Click here for details

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    "On World Human Rights Day (December 10th), the Lancet has published an article describing health systems and the right to health in 194 countries click here to read the articlehttp:// www.facebook.com/ group.php? gid= 44154737699

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    A key finding of the report is that people with mental illnesses are frequently neglected and discriminated against. Of 98 countries for which data were available, almost half allocated 2% or less of their national budget to mental health."

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    A new Facebook Group for the Movement is now set up; you can join up at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=44154737699

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    You can submit information and news by clicking here news@globalmentalhealth.org

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LANCET SERIES ON GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH

   
The Lancet Global Mental Health Series is comprised of six articles that summarise:
   
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The global burden of mental disorders and their relevance to current global public health priorities, including the Millennium Development Goals. (469 KB)
   
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The scarcity, inequity and inefficiency of mental health resources in all countries, but especially in low and middle income countries. (2.44 MB)
   
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of drug and psychological interventions for many mental disorders. (377 KB)
   
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The limited human resources, policies and plans to deliver effective mental healthcare in countries around the world. (164 KB)
   
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The barriers to reform, and scaling up of coverage of evidence-based treatments. (233 KB)
   
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A Call for Action – for scaling up of treatment of mental disorders, for the human rights of those affected to be protected, and for more research in low and middle income countries.  (295 KB)
   
In addition, the Series included eight commentaries on the following subjects: (384 KB)
   
1. Launching a new movement for mental health.
   
2. Stigma and mental health.
   
3. Promotion of mental health in poorly resourced countries.
   
4. Mental health and human rights.
   
5. Mental health and the global movement of people.
   
6. Nurses and mental heath services in developing countries.
   
7. Users’ networks for Africans with mental disorders.
   
8. Mental health and the mass media : room for improvement.

 


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