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The Integration of Peer Support Principles in Community Mental Health Policy and Practice: Toward Epistemic Humility

Mad in America

It can make the mental health system less of a perceived threat, and more of an entrusted, safe resource and tool. The post The Integration of Peer Support Principles in Community Mental Health Policy and Practice: Toward Epistemic Humility appeared first on Mad In America.

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March 19, Mental Health Policy Seminar: Nicole Rust, Ph.D. “On the Grand Plan for Brain and Mental Health”

History Psychiatry

Please join us on March 19, 1:15-2:45pm EST, for the next Richardson Seminar on Issues in Mental Health Policy. We will be joined by Nicole… Read more March 19, Mental Health Policy Seminar: Nicole Rust, Ph.D. “On the Grand Plan for Brain and Mental Health

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Rethinking Mental Health in Ireland: Why Not a Trieste-Style Approach?

Mad in America

Irelands mental health policy landscape has evolved over the decades, with A Vision for Change (2006) and the more recent Sharing the Vision (2020) outlining ambitions for a recovery- oriented, community-based system. The Irish Context: Where Do We Stand?

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Further Afield… Evolving Imperatives for Adolescent Mental Health Policy in LMICs

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 3 March 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Sheila Ramaswamy, Saurabh Shashi Ashok, Shekhar Seshadri

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Irish Psychiatry Says Chemical Imbalance Is a Figure of Speech—So, What Now?

Mad in America

If the chemical imbalance theory is still what a large swathe of the public believe, don’t researchers, mental health practitioners, and people who are responsible for mental health policies have an ethical responsibility to ensure that the public has the most up-to-date and evidence-based facts?

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Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessments: Ensuring government policy supports good mental health

Centre for Mental Health

Therefore, understanding both the intended and unintended impacts of government policy on mental health is crucial for creating more inclusive and effective policies that foster healthier, more resilient communities. A mental health policy test is a simple and effective way to do this.

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Global Psychiatry’s Attempt to Excommunicate the Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

Mad in America

The UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights declared the work “groundbreaking”: In 2017, the Special Rapporteur issued a ground-breaking report addressing the “global burden of obstacles” in mental health settings and in the field of psychiatry. the biased use of evidence in mental health. (