Mental Health: From Institutions To Community Care
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WHO's goal is deinstitutionalization with support for socialization, but also the contribution of people who have lived experience of long-term hospitalization The post Mental health: At least one in four remains hospitalized for 6 months or more appeared first on in.gr.
The intention of the initiative is to accelerate reforms in those linked to patient care and rehabilitation.
More than 1 billion people around the world live with a mental health disorder, and almost half of those hospitalized in psychiatric hospitals remain isolated for months, years or even decades. On October 10th, the World Health Organization (WHO) urgently requests the disbanding of the asylum-based model. According to data from the Rare Eurobarometer study, which included also Romanians, 7 out of 10 patients with rare diseases and members of the…
Geneva: On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization has called for new changes in mental health care. Treatment for mental illness should be shifted from large hospitals to local...
End prolonged psychiatric hospital stays, WHO urges nations
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on countries to move away from long-term psychiatric hospital care towards community-based mental health services that protect patients’ rights, dignity and freedom. In a news release issued on 9 October 2026, ahead of World Mental Health Day, the organisation introduced a new guide to help countries make […]
WHO issues new guidance to shift mental health care from psychiatric hospitals to community support
The World Health Organization has launched a new practical guide urging countries to transition from long-term psychiatric hospital stays toward person-centered, community-based mental health care. The initiative addresses the ongoing isolation of patients globally, as WHO data reveals that over a quarter of admitted individuals remain institutionalized for more than six months and nearly half […]
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