Tag Archives: China

Galaxy Report

China passes first mental health law

By Andy Jones | Published: November 9, 2012
China in Asia on Map

China recently passed its first national law protecting the civil rights of its estimated 100 million people with mental illnesses.

The law, approved October 19, requires mental institutions to protect their patients private health records, according to an article in …

Leave a comment | Posted in Front Page Feature, International News | Tagged , ,
Galaxy E-Newscast

China passes first mental health law

By Tina Pinedo | Published: November 9, 2012

Teaching guidance for this story is available at: http://disabilityrightsgalaxy.com/?p=14286

…

Leave a comment | Posted in E-Newscasts, International News, Video | Tagged , ,
News Release Summary

China announces new education initiative

By Andy Jones | Published: June 13, 2011

 

China announced today new details for it five-year plan for improving the lives of people with disabilities, passed by its State Council in May.

By 2015, China is looking to ensure that children with disabilities receive 12 years of …

Leave a comment | Posted in Front Page Feature, International News | Tagged , , ,
News Summary

China looks to expand disability services

By Andy Jones | Published: June 5, 2011

China’s State Council, its cabinet, approved May 11 a five-year plan for improving public services to the country’s estimated 83 million people with disabilities.

The plan aims to include all people with disabilities in its old-age insurance and basic medical …

Leave a comment | Posted in International News | Tagged , ,
News Summary

Chinese mental care remains nonexistent

By Andy Jones | Published: November 30, 2010

The New York Times recently spotlighted China’s system for providing services for people with mental disabilities, including the lack of available medical treatment and cultural attitudes stagnating the expansion of widespread mental health treatment.

During his authoritarian reign, Mao Zedong …

Leave a comment | Posted in International News | Tagged , , ,