Post on 24-May-2015
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A Comparison of Mental Health Policy in Canada, England, and Guatemala
presented by: Linda Manzer
Canada
Protected categories: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted. Disability is defined as ‘mental’ or ‘physical’.
Mental health in Canada: out of the shadows forever
Guatemala
36 year Civil War 1960 to 1996
Hermano Pedro Hospital – Antigua, Guatemala
Guatemala’s health care system relies heavily on the support of NGO’s and foreign medical teams.
England
No health without mental health
Erik’s results
When Erik revealed his mental health problem he received:
• 81% fewer responses to his dating ad • 76% fewer responses to his flatshare ad
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (TV 2006)
THE END
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