Recovery-oriented rights-based care for mental health: 5 key take-home points from the virtual global launch of the World Health Organization Guidance on Mental Health Policy and Strategic Action Plans

2025/05/19 by Grace Naz Rustom, PhD
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paper · doi:10.17605/osf.io/2p87z

Abstract

Article summarizes the virtual launch of the World Health Organization updated Guidance on Mental Health Policy and Strategic Action Plans. Article originally published in the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches in Psychosis Newsletter (May 2025).

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