The World Health Organisation is inviting mental-health and primary care professionals to join the Global Clinical Practice Network (GCPN).
This is a network of more than 11,000 mental health researchers, clinicians and practitioners in 139 countries.
For more information and contact details visit: www.globalclinicalpractice.net
The North Shore Family Violence Prevention Network & Safer Whanau Project shared the following information in their latest newsletter:
UN Women and a range of other international bodies (ESCAP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO) recently convened an experts’ meeting on the prevention of violence against women and girls.
A series of short papers on specific topics have just been published, including working with children in schools, social mobilisation campaigns, the role of faith based organisations, the media as a site to prevent violence, creating social norms to prevent violence and working with men and boys to promote gender equality.
You can access these at: http://www.unwomen.org/events/59/expert-group-meeting-prevention-of-violence-against-women-and-girls/
Subscribe to the North Shore FVP Network weekly E-News by emailing fvpnns@gmail.com
The World Health Organisation has launched a Quality Rights Tool Kit that aims to ensure that quality of care and human rights standards are put in place in mental health and social care facilities around the world.
Read more at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2012/mental_health_20120615/en/index.html
