Developing Mental Health Laws in Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia
Mental health has become a national health priority in the West; however, it is still an overlooked issue in most African countries. Sixty-four percent of African countries do not have any mental health legislations or fail to adequately promote the rights of people diagnosed with mental illnesses (...
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Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2017-04-01
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Series: | Columbia Social Work Review |
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Online Access: | https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8T72W0D/download |