Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa
The new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities creates a new paradigm for mental health law, moving from a focus on institutional care to a focus on community-based services and treatment. This article considers implementation of this approach in Africa.
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| author | Bartlett, Peter Jenkins, Rachel Kiima, David |
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| description | The new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities creates a new paradigm for mental
health law, moving from a focus on institutional care to a focus on community-based services and treatment. This
article considers implementation of this approach in Africa. |
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| spelling | nottingham-15542020-05-04T20:23:45Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1554/ Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa Bartlett, Peter Jenkins, Rachel Kiima, David The new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities creates a new paradigm for mental health law, moving from a focus on institutional care to a focus on community-based services and treatment. This article considers implementation of this approach in Africa. BioMed Central 2011 Article PeerReviewed Bartlett, Peter, Jenkins, Rachel and Kiima, David (2011) Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 5 (21). ISSN 1752-4458 http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/21 doi:10.1186/1752-4458-5-21 doi:10.1186/1752-4458-5-21 |
| spellingShingle | Bartlett, Peter Jenkins, Rachel Kiima, David Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa |
| title | Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa |
| title_full | Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa |
| title_fullStr | Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa |
| title_short | Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa |
| title_sort | mental health law in the community: thinking about africa |
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