News and Events
News and Anouncements
At UN, Countries Call For Strengthening Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities
Friday, September 03, 2010
The United Nations-backed conference aimed at advancing the rights of persons with disabilities concluded today with countries underscoring the need to continue building on recent momentum to ensure that the rights of the world's estimated 650 million people with disabilities are protected and strengthened.
more ...Minister Announces Re-Shaping Of Mental Health Strategy (UK)
Friday, September 03, 2010
In an article published by Community Care on 2 September 2010 Paul Burstow, Care Services Minister confirms the commencement of work to re-shape mental health strategy.
more ...Funding/Opportunities
Open Society Fellowship
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
The Fellowship will enable outstanding individuals from around the world, journalists, activists, academics, practitioners to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape policy, and inform the thinking and activities of the Open Society Institute and the Soros foundations.
more ...Asia-Pacific Regional Officer, Disability Rights Promotion International
Deadline: September 08, 2010
D.R.P.I. is a collaborative project working to establish a holistic and sustainable global system to monitor the human rights of people with disabilities. D.R.P.I.'s International Coordination Centre is based at York University in Toronto, Canada. With the support of Disabled Peoples International - Asia-Pacific Region (D.P.I.A.P.), D.R.P.I. is establishing a Regional Centre for Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand. The Asia-Pacific Regional Officer will work from the Bangkok office.
more ...Upcoming Events
Personalization And Peer Support - The Mental Health Education And Training Agenda
London, UK
September 08, 2010
This conference - the 10th annual event of its kind - will explore the mental health education and training agenda for both personalisation and peer support. This will be done through presentations on the key themes of personalisation.
more ...2010 Annual Rights Conference, National Association For Rights Protection And Advocacy (NARPA)
Atlanta, GA, USA
September 08, 2010 - September 11, 2010
The conference themes include: Guardianship/Forced Treatment/Restraint, Recovery and Peer Run Programs, Force and Coercion: Beyond the Institutional Setting.
more ...Publications and Reports
From Discovery to Cure: Accelerating the Development of New and Personalized Interventions for Mental Illnesses
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The purpose of this report is to provide guidance to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) on promising research investments in the rapidly changing research environment.
more ...Information For People With Learning Disability And Their Carers
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The UK Royal College of Psychiatrists' Faculty of the Psychiatry of Learning Disability and the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust have produced a new series of very accessible information for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities.
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