Human Rights and Mental Health: The New Normal

In honor of Human Rights Day 2020, the NGO Committee on Mental Health invites you to a discussion on some of the contemporary challenges posing as barriers to a world where the mental wellbeing of everyone is protected as a human right.

Speakers:

Prof. Corann Okorodude, Developmental Psychology and Africana Studies at Rowan University | Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues | Psychology Coalition at the UN

Dr. Vivian B. Pender, President-Elect, American Psychiatric Association | Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Med College

Prof. Elaine P. Congress, Associate Dean, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University | International Federation of Social Workers’ NGO Representative to the UN

Please click here to register for the event and share with your professional networks and social media.

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health, please visit ngomentalhealth.org.

Human Rights and Mental Health: The New Normal

In honor of Human Rights Day 2020, the NGO Committee on Mental Health invites you to a discussion on some of the contemporary challenges posing as barriers to a world where the mental wellbeing of everyone is protected as a human right.

Speakers:

Prof. Corann Okorodude, Developmental Psychology and Africana Studies at Rowan University | Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues | Psychology Coalition at the UN

Dr. Vivian B. Pender, President-Elect, American Psychiatric Association | Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Med College

Prof. Elaine P. Congress, Associate Dean, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University | International Federation of Social Workers’ NGO Representative to the UN

Please click here to register for the event and share with your professional networks and social media.

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health, please visit ngomentalhealth.org.

COVID-19 and Older People: A Rights-based Approach to Palliative Care

COVID-19 and Older People: A Rights-Based Approach to Palliative Care

Register for the event here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErdemsrjouEtSyYSHLNE4mx6BJHHsdHXb9

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted the provision of many health services on the global scale. Within this IFA Virtual Town Hall, Dr. Katherine Pettus, Advocacy Officer with the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, explores some of the challenges and opportunities of providing palliative care for patients in these extraordinary times.

Opening Remarks: Dr. Katherine Pettus, Advocacy Officer for Palliative Care, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity, email the vice chair at susanneseperson@gmail.com.