Our last #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek conversation is with Belle de Jong, a freelance writer from Malta 🇲🇹 Belle's article about her experience at psychiatric hospital caused a national outcry about the use of #coercion in #mentalhealth ⏰ 16:00 CEST 🖥️ instagram.com/mentalhealtheu…

"In three words, it was hell," says Belle de Jong reflecting on her experience at #mentalhealth institution. For #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek she shares a story on why deprivation of liberty & coercion violate #humanrights & do not help a healthy recovery. neweurope.eu/article/listen…

We are devastated to learn that 11 of the children we help in #Gaza with trauma from previous violence are now killed by Israeli missiles. Israel must stop this madness: children must be protected. Their homes and schools must not be targets. nrc.no/news/2021/may/…

Mohammad al-Hadidi cradles his only surviving child after Israeli air strikes killed his wife & four sons. "They were sitting here talking and playing with their Eid toys and from here they took them to the hospital, then to their graves, torn to pieces”

#Accessibility is a human right. It is equal access for persons with disabilities and a precondition to enjoy independent living and full participation in society. On #GAAD join European Disability Forum and @Facebook! 👉edf-feph.org/events-slug/fa…

2020 saw some highly successful people 'coming out' as autistic, and here is another - the autistic colleague you didn't know you had. Isn't it time to change your opinion about autism? apolitical.co/en/solution_ar…

Voilà, je sais pas trop quoi vous dire de plus.

This is a thread about what it’s like to collaborate on numerous psychosis research projects, global & local in scope, as a researcher with (long term) psychosis. I think most of this is often completely missed by even the most well-intentioned collaborators. 1

Increasing investment in mental health systems that do not uphold human rights does not help to improve mental health; on the contrary- it only contributes to deepen and exacerbate the problem. Human rights are not only the right way but the smart way to invest. #MindRightsNow

Smart women, male genius: “In many societies, we have a place for the brilliant and unusual man, but we don’t seem to have a place for the brilliant and unusual woman.” bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09…

“We need active involvement of persons with disabilities in policy-making for #ArtificialIntelligence and in development of AI-based technologies, to avoid #AlgorythmicDiscrimination and ensure social inclusion through #accessible AI.” Mia Ahlgren Mia EDF at #RightsForum21

📣🇱🇧 IMPORTANT : Il faut que l'information circule, les libanais à l'étranger n'ont plus qu'une semaine pour s'inscrire aux élections décisives de 2022. Déjà le nombre d'inscrit depasse largement celui des années précédentes. ⬇️

Elle s’appelait Maryam, elle avait 24 ans, venait d’Irak et elle est morte noyée la semaine dernière en tentant de traverser la Manche pour rejoindre son fiancé au Royaume-Uni. bit.ly/3D5vzz9

Rappel annuel que oui, je suis myopathe et contre le #Telethon Quelques points ⬇️ #EndTheTelethon

“These systems should foster inclusion rather than isolation and work with children, not against them.” Lea, 30, from Belgium on her childhood experience at a mental health institution. #OnMyMind

Donc on a sorti un article - réalisé en #opendata - sur les inégalités à Bruxelles et leur impact sur la santé d'environ 10% de la population belge. L'enquête s'appelle Bruxelles Malade. Signée Karim Douïeb Quentin Noirfalisse et moi, pour @Medor_mag bxl-malade.medor.coop

NEW: conservatives have a Millennials problem. In both UK & US, it’s not just that Millennials aren’t voting conservative because they’re young. Every previous generation grew more conservative with age, but Millennials are not playing ball. My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/a0c1c1b…

"Unless you have experienced it, I don’t think you can fully comprehend what it means to lose autonomy over your own body, or to have to “earn the privilege” of 30 minutes of fresh air and sunshine." theguardian.com/society/2022/d…

Hier soir le JT RTBF info diffusait une interview visage caché d’une “mère de famille lambda”, implicitement présentée comme habitante inquiète du quartier #Clémenceau. Pourquoi a-t-elle été filmée devant le siège du MR? RTBF shorturl.at/JvhYa