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  • @[email protected] You might find some resources that suit you better at if-me.org | Resources

    It really sucks that you’ve gotta experience that. I’ve had some very bad experiences in the (US) mental health care system too, even when I was fully insured. You aren’t alone. Note this press release from the UN Human Rights website: World needs “revolution” in mental health care – UN rights expert.

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    “I am calling on States to move away from traditional practices and thinking, and enable a long overdue shift to a rights-based approach. The status quo is simply unacceptable.”

    He added: “Mental health policies and services are in crisis - not a crisis of chemical imbalances, but of power imbalances. We need bold political commitments, urgent policy responses and immediate remedial action.”

    Mr. Pūras said there was a “grossly unmet” need for rights-based care and support. Progress was being hindered by huge power imbalances in the systems currently used in policymaking, service provision, medical education and research. Other major obstacles included the dominance of the biomedical model, with its overdependence on medication, and the “biased” use of evidence, which was contaminating knowledge about mental health.

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