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    "NIMH commits to supporting global mental health" click here for more

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    Mental illness in Australian immigration detention centres click here for more

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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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A country is unlikely to make significant progress towards scaling up services for people with mental disorders in the absence of appropriate mental health policies, plans and legislation. Such instruments can provide a basis for future action, designate roles and responsibilities, facilitate agreements for action among different stakeholders, increase the priority allocated to mental health and protect the human rights of people suffering from mental disorders. Examples of mental health policies, plans and legislation are available below. If you would like to submit a mental health policy, plan or law, please do so using the Submit Policy, Plan or Law Form. Policies, plans and laws that have been submitted are available here.
 
The essential package for mental health legislation and human rights (WHO)
http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/essentialpackage2/en/index.html
 
The essential package for mental health policy, plans and services (WHO)
http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/essentialpackage1/en/index.html
 
 
 


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