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UN health agency puts out guidebook to establishing legal rights for mentally ill

As part of an ongoing effort to encourage legal protection for the more than 450 million people in the world with mental, neurological or behavioural disorders, the United Nations health agency today announced the publication of a book to guide countries and advocates in creating effective human rights laws for their benefit.

World Health Organization launches forum on community services for mental health

Concerned about the high number of people worldwide living with mental disorders, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing the first global forum about community health services that offer an alternative to psychiatric hospitals.