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Final meeting of the Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform
November 27th, 2017
The final meeting of the Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform was held on 22 and 23 November at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. During these t…
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The future of mental health in the world
October 30th, 2017
The Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform in collaboration with the Lisbon Institute of Global Mental Health and with the technical support from th…
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Seminar “Improving access to and appropriate use of medicines for mental disorders”
March 31st, 2017
The Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform, the Ministry of Health of Cape Verde, and the Association A Ponte organised this two-day seminar in the …
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Presentations and photos of the Gulbenkian Forum on Mental Health “Socioeconomic crises and mental health: from research to action”
December 21st, 2016
The Forum was held on 24-25 November 2016, in Lisbon. Below you may access the presentation slides and the presentation videos. Watch the slideshow of…
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Gulbenkian Forum on Mental Health “Socioeconomic crises and mental health: from research to action”
October 14th, 2016
The Gulbenkian Forum on Mental Health “Socioeconomic crises and mental health: from research to action” will take place on the 24th and 25th Novem…
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New UN Resolution on Mental Health and Human Rights
July 1st, 2016
Today, 1 July 2016, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a Resolution on Mental Health and Human Rights, led by Portugal and Brazil and cosponsored by …
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No backwards steps in Brazilian mental health reform!
April 22nd, 2016
The replacement of the Brazilian mental health national coordinator, Dr. Roberto Tykanori, by Mr. Valencius Wurch, the ex-director in the 1990’s of …
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International workshop on mental health “Promoting rights of children and adults with psychosocial disabilities”
April 19th, 2016
The Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform, the Global Initiative on Psychiatry-Tbilisi, and the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Ge…
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World Report 2016: ‘Politics of Fear’ Threatens Rights
January 29th, 2016
In its World Report 2016, Human Rights Watch concludes that the politics of fear led governments around the globe to roll back human rights during 201…
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“Growing up in conflict: the impact on children’s health and psychosocial wellbeing”
January 4th, 2016
The Final report on the symposium “Growing up in conflict: the impact on children’s health and psychosocial wellbeing”, hosted by UNICEF in part…
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WB/WHO meeting: Out of the shadows - Making Mental Health a Global Development Priority
December 28th, 2015
In April 2016, the World Bank Group and the World Health Organization will co-host a high-level meeting on global mental health, with a focus on depre…
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Replacement of the Brazilian mental health national coordinator with a former director of one of the dreaded psychiatric hospitals in Latin America
December 21st, 2015
The new Brazilian minister of health has removed the federal coordinator of mental health Roberto Tykanory, historical leader of the Brazilian mental …
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Seminar “Integrating mental health & chronic non-communicable disorders”, in Bangalore, India
November 20th, 2015
The Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, co-organized the Seminar &…
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Promoting rights and community living for children with psychosocial disabilities
September 7th, 2015
“Promoting rights and community living for children with psychosocial disabilities”, co-produced by the World Health Organization and the …
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The invisible: how China deals with mental illness
July 31st, 2015
Yuyang Liu photographed people all over China with mental health issues. He says his subjects are ‘overlooked or not recognised at all within societ…
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Mental Health Atlas 2014
July 15th, 2015
The World Health Organization has released a new edition of the Mental Health Atlas. WHO’s Mental Health Atlas series has established itself as t…
