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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. (

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World Bipolar Day 2025: Breaking the Stigma

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Bipolar Awareness Month (March) aims to: Promote open discussions about mental health Advocate for better mental health policies Highlight real-life stories of resilience and recovery By continuing the conversation throughout Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month, we ensure that awareness efforts lead to lasting societal change.

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College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL) - Untitled Article

College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL)

.” – Holly Salazar, CEO, The College for Behavioral Health leadership A collaboration of mental health and substance use disorder organizations the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Mental Health America, the (..)

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Reimagining Crisis Support: A Conversation with Tina Minkowitz

Mad in America

That is, the legal framework and policies and practices for services and support still need to be created, because it is still very institutional, is what activists there have told me, but there are all these reforms underway.

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