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Mexico steps towards reform in mental health law

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The Mexican government has taken steps towards amending its health law to establish a community-based mental health system.  Disability Rights International’s (DRI’s) report of human rights violations in 2010 focused international attention on the problems of Mexico’s mental health …

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China passes first mental health law

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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

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China passes first mental health law

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Disability protests erupt in Bolivia

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In an effort to pressure the Bolivian government to expand government disability services, a caravan of about 50 people with disabilities traveled more than 1,000 miles over 100 days, ending Thursday in the nation’s capital, La Paz.

They were met by about 1,100 people …

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What I learned last week

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1.   In La Paz, Bolivia a group of people with disabilities protesting for better welfare support were met by riot officers.

According to The Guardian, “a caravan of about 50 adults and children ended a 1,000 mile, 100 …

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Mental illness rampant in Liberia

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In a country still only eight years removed from a devastating 14–year civil war, Liberia’s treatment of people with mental illnesses is seen by most as a low priority next to poverty, HIV and creation of a functioning democracy.

But …

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“Living in chains”

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A recent National Public Radio report investigates the isolation and unique challenges of Indonesia’s people with mental disabilities.

One of the individuals profiled in the report, Nenjah, a 35-year-old man with schizophrenia, spent nearly a decade chained to a concrete pit, …

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Japan faces massive deinstitutionalization challenge

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As part of new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s plan to cut costs amid Japan’s massive budget deficit, the country’s government is looking to empty 70,000 psychiatric beds and significantly reduce its 1.8 trillion yen ($23.5 billion) annual mental-health budget.

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Australia to develop national insurance plan

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Australia is following through on the creation of a no-fault national disability insurance plan, following the recommendation of a national commission last month.

On August 19, Prime Minister Gillard, along with other Australian federal, state and territorial leaders, announced they …

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